IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1559 of 2010 Date of Decision : 29.01.2010. Dalbar Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Baljit Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to refix his basic pay w.e.f. 1.1.2005 @ Rs.8925/- to bring him at par with his junior, namely, Smt.Harkesh Kumari, Senior Assistant, and then to pay him the consequential arrears of pay. The petitioner's case is that while he joined as Clerk on 15.12.1965 and was promoted as Senior Assistant on 1.1.1995, his junior, namely, Smt.Harkesh Kumari joined as Clerk on 30.11.1970 and promoted as Senior Assistant w.e.f. 1.1.2005. He avers that his basis pay as on 1.1.2005 is fixed @ Rs.8650/- but the basic pay of his afore-mentioned junior, namely Smt.Harkesh Kumari as on 1.1.12005 has been fixed @ C.W.P.No .1559 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Rs.8925/-. On this premise, the petitioner alleges anomaly and seeks its correction. The petitioner is said to have represented the authorities vide a representation-cum-legal notice dated 5.11.2009 (Annexure P-5) but without any response. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length, however, without expressing any views on the merits of petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to take cognizance of the legal notice dated 5.11.2009, referred to above, and dispose of the petitioner's claim as early as possible but not later than 6 months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 29-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE