C.W.P. No.16814 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.16814 of 2011 Date of Decision: 08.09.2011 Bhupender Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus The State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. R.N. Lohan, Advocate for the petitioners. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 to grant approval to the respondent No.3 for granting the benefit of 5th Pay Scales w.e.f. 01.04.2009 as per Resolution dated 28.04.2010 passed by respondent No.3 with all consequential benefits along with interest. Contends that the petitioners are still working in the old pay scales and the benefit of the salary according to 5th pay scales has not been paid to them. Respondent no.3 has passed a resolution dated 28.04.2010, wherein, a decision was taken to grant the 5th pay scales w.e.f. 01.04.2009. The said resolution was forwarded to respondent No.2. The respondent No.2 has not taken any final decision on the same. A Legal Notice dated 15.05.2011 (Annexure P-2) was also served upon respondent C.W.P. No.16814 of 2011 2 No.2. The same, too, has not been decided. The similar situated employees filed CWP No.22390 of 2010 which was disposed of vide order dated 16.12.2010 with a direction to the respondents to decide the representation. It is stated that in pursuance to the said order, the representation was decided and the relief was granted to the petitioners in CWP No.22390 of 2010 vide order dated 29.03.2011 (Annexure P-4). In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the Legal Notice dated 15.05.2011 (Annexure P-2) as expeditiously as possible preferably within three months from the date of a certified copy served upon the respondents. However, in case, the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, the same shall be by passing a speaking order. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 08.09.2011 JUDGE gurpreet