IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 2123 of 2010 Date of Decision: 8.2.2010. Kulbir Singh Verma --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. D.S. Rawat, 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. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner is aggrieved of promotions of respondents no.2 and 3 to the post of Executive Engineer. It is alleged that the private respondents are junior to the petitioner and have been promoted ignoring the better right and claim of the petitioner. It is further stated that even the seniority of the S.D.O.. the feeding channel has not been finalized and the promotions are being made on ad hoc basis. The petitioner served a legal notice dated 3.10.2009 (Annexure P-5) in this regard. The prayer made in the petition is for a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice, referred to above. In view of the prayer made, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.1 to decide the legal notice served by the CWP. No. 2123 of 2010 -2- petitioner within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 8.2.2010. lucky