IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 7812 of 2010 Date of Decision: 3.5.2010 Mangal Singh and others ....Petitioners. Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. Jagbir Malik, Advocate for the petitioners. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have, inter alia, prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to count their work-charge service for the purpose of granting of retiral benefits to petitioner No.3, who stood retired on 30.6.2007 on attaining the age of superannuation and to reckon the same towards the length of service of petitioners No.1 and 2 by making entries to that effect in their service book. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have sent a legal notice dated 12.3.2009 (Annexure P-3) to the respondents for the same relief as claimed in this writ petition but no action has been taken thereon so far and they shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to them to decide the same in a given time frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondent to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-3) sent by the petitioners within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order by passing a speaking order and after affording an opportunity of hearing to them or their duly authorized representative. May 3, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE