IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.3986 of 2011 Date of decision : 07.03.2011 Raj Kumari Batra … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.Surinder Garg, Advocate, for the petitioner. Permod Kohli, J. Petitioner was initially appointed as a Pharmacist on 20.3.1971. Her services were regularized vide order dated 5.9.1975. Petitioner has retired from service on 31.7.2007 on attaining the age of superannuation. The only grievance of the petitioner is that she has not been paid the proficiency step up on competition of 8/18 years of regular service or even the ACP benefits in terms of Govt. notification dated 25.9.1998. Petitioner also claims the revised pension, gratuity, GPF and leave encashment by taking into consideration the proficiency step upACP. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner may be permitted to make representation to the authorities for the claim made in this petition. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with the following directions:- 1) Petitioner shall make an appropriate representation to the competent authority within a period of four weeks. 2) On such representation being received, the same shall be decided within a period of three months thereafter. Even if the claim of the petitioner is rejected, the same shall be by a well reasoned and speaking order. ( Permod Kohli ) Judge 07.03.2011 sd