IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 3100 of 2010 Date of Decision: 22.2.2010. Hari Parkash & others --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.D. Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.K.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioners were appointed and are continuing as Lecturers (school cadre) in various disciplines having been appointed on the dates mentioned in para 2 of the writ petition. All the petitioners belong to S.C. Category. They are in Class-III service. The State Govt. had issued instructions dated 9.2.1979 (Annexure P-1) for reservation to the reserved categories. The petitioners are claiming their seniority in accordance with the aforesaid Govt. instructions and in the light of the judgement rendered in case of R.K. Sabharwal & others Vs. State of Haryana & others reported as 1995(2) RSJ 895. Petitioners earlier made a representation (Annexure P- 4) and reminder (Annexure P-4). Receiving no response, they also served a legal notice (Annexure P-6) but no decision has been taken thereon till date. CWP. No. 3100 of 2010 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the representation/legal notice served by the petitioners. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take decision on the representation/legal notice served by the petitioners within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 22.2.2010. lucky