IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 8392 of 2008 Date of Decision: May 19, 2008 Chhotto Devi ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present : Mr. Jasbir Mor, Advocate for the petitioner. M.M. KUMAR, J. This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for issuance of directions to the respondents to sanction financial assistance of Rs. 1000/- per month to the petitioner w.e.f. 22.7.2003 in terms of Government instructions dated 28.6.1990 (P-1), as amended from time to time and latest being 24.5.2007 (P-4). The arrears of the financial assistance with 12% interest per annum have also been sought. The petitioner has also sent a legal notice dated 13.9.2007 (P-8) to the respondents in this regard, to which no reply is stated to have been received. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and perused the paper book. Without going into the merits of the case, we dispose of the writ petition, at this stage, with a direction to the respondents to take a decision on the legal notice dated 13.9.2007 (P-8) sent by the petitioner by passing a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. If the claim of the petitioner is found to be meritorious and decided in her favour then the benefit accruing shall be disbursed within one month thereafter. The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) May 19, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor