CWP No.11815 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 08.7.2010 Urmil Johar ...Petitioner VERSUS The State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.JK Goel, Advocate for the petitioner Ms.Kavita Arora, AAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Ms.Kavita Arora, AAG, Punjab who is present in Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Keeping in view the prayer made and with the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner was initially appointed as Clerk on 12.10.1971 in the Punjab State University Text Book Board. He was later on promoted as Sr. Assistant. The petitioner passed SAS Examination in the year 2000. He was appointed as Section Officer in the Treasury and Account Branch on 27.9.2000 vide appointment order (Annexure P-6). In the appointment order CWP No.11815 of 2010 2 (Annexure P-6), one of the conditions incorporated is that the past service of the petitioner shall not be counted towards the pensionary benefits. The petitioner is aggrieved of this condition and served a legal notice (Annexure P-7). Mr.Goel, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the legal notice and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take a decision on the legal notice within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the competent authority. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 08.7.2010 MFK