IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.20167 of 2009 Date of Decision : March 15, 2010. Ramesh Kumar .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Jaspal Singh Maanipur, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner was taken as a S.P.O. by the Punjab Police in the year 1992. On 6.8.1997, a criminal case FIR No.107 dated 6.8.1997 was registered against the petitioner at Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar under Sections 419, 420, 120-B IPC. The petitioner claims that it was due to registration of the aforesaid FIR that he was relieved from the duty of S.P.O. vide order dated 8.9.2000 (Annexure P-2). The petitioner's further case is that though he was convicted by the Trial Magistrate but on an appeal, he has been acquitted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, vide judgment dated 9.7.2007 (Annexure P-3) by extending the benefit of doubt. C.W.P.No .20167 of 2009 2 The petitioner now claims his reinstatement as S.P.O. and then his induction as Constable on the plea that his junior has been absorbed as a Constable on regular basis. The afore-stated claim was put-forth by the petitioner vide legal notice dated 6.5.2009 (Annexure P-5) but no decision appears to have taken by the competent authority so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any view on the merits of the petitioner's case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to take cognizance of the legal notice dated 6.5.2009 (Annexure P-5) served on behalf of the petitioner and decide his claim as early as possible, preferably within a period of four months by passing a speaking order from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. March 15, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE