IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 21974 of 2010 Date of Decision: 9.12.2010. Sanjay Kumar & others --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Raman Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Amandeep Singh, A.A.G., Haryana and Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Advocate present in the Court have been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents no.1 and 2 respectively. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioners are employees of the Municipal Corporation, Faridabad. Petitioner no.1 was appointed as Clerk vide order dated 31.12.1990, whereas petitioners no.2 and 3 were appointed as Clerk on ad hoc basis in the year 1990. Later on their services were regularized. Petitioner no.1 was re-designated as Senior Clerk Grade-II w.e.f. 1.1.2001, whereas petitioners no.2 and 3 were re-designated as such w.e.f. 1.7.2001 and 31.3.2003 respectively. It is stated that the petitioners are eligible for promotion to the post of Assistant in terms of statutory rules governing the conditions of service etc. Petitioners made several representations, copies whereof have been placed on record as Annexures P-8 to P-10. They also CWP. No. 21974 of 2010 -2- served a demand notice (Annexure P-13) but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the representations/demand notice served by the petitioners, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take decision on the representations/demand notice served by the petitioners, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 9.12.2010. lucky