IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.11882 of 2011 Date of decision:- 12.07.2011 Dr. Davinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Harit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Inter-alia contends that the petitioner was appointed as Medical Officer on 22.6.1998. The petitioner has completed 9 years of service with the respondents. Vide letter dated 17.4.2000 (Annexure P-4) detailed guidelines have been issued for grant of pay scale after completion of 4,9 and 14 years of regular service. The petitioner has completed 4 years' service on 3.7.2002 and of 9 years service on 3.7.2007. A legal notice has been issued to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner and granting him service benefits. This writ petition is being disposed of by giving directions to the Director, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab to decide the legal notice within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. July 12, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE