IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 860 of 2010 Date of Decision: 10.2.2010 Sukhbilas @ Sukbilas ....Petitioner. Versus Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. IPS Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant him the benefit of proficiency step-up in the pay scale on completion of 23 years of service from the due date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has made a representation dated 15.7.2009 (Annexure P-4) for the same relief as claimed in this writ petition and he shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents to decide the same in a given time frame, as till today no action has been taken thereon. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondent to decide the representation (Annexure P-4) sent by the petitioner within a period of three months CWP No. 860 of 2010 -2- from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is further directed that before passing a speaking order on the said representation, the petitioner shall be afforded an opportunity of hearing. February 10, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE