IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16911 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 05.11.2009 Smt. Mamta .... PETITIONER Versus The Managing Director/Secretary, H.V.P.N., Panchkula and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Naveen Daryal, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, being widow of the deceased employee Krishan Lal, who was serving as Lineman with the respondent Nigam and died on 16.6.1999, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to consider the claim of her son for ex-gratia appointment under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2003. It is the case of the petitioner that in this regard, she has made several representations to the respondents, but no action was taken. Thereafter, ultimately, the petitioner served legal notice dated 27.9.2007, copy of which has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P-4, but till date, no decision on the same has been taken and claim of the petitioner has CWP No. 16911 of 2009 -2- not been considered. Counsel states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Superintendent Engineer, Operation Circle, U.H.V.P.N., Karnal (respondent No.2 herein) to consider and decide the said legal notice, within a reasonable time. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 27.9.2007 (Annexure P-4), in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. November 05, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE