IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 17769 of 2010 Date of Decision: 30.9.2010. Ms. Birmati Devi & another --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. J.K. Goel, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.D. Sharma, D.A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. 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. Ved Pal husband of petitioner no.1 and father of petitioner no.2 was serving as a Sweeper on daily wages at D.C rates in the respondent-4 Municipal Council. Later his services were regularized vide letter dated 3.1.1997. Unfortunately, the said employee died on 12.11.2009 in harness. The petitioner no.2 claims to have applied for the compassionate appointment. Receiving no response, the petitioner served a legal notice dated 9.3.2010. Respondents vide their impugned communication dated 2.4.2010 have communicated to the petitioner that the matter has been referred to the Director, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana, Chandigarh vide memo no.2200 dated 8.3.2010 but no reply/guidance has been received. It is, accordingly communicated that respondent no.4 is helpless to decide the CWP. No. 17769 of 2010 -2- matter. Even though, no adverse order has been passed against the petitioners, however, at the same time, the respondents cannot be allowed to keep the matter pending for years together which may ultimately harm the interests of the petitioners. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority/authorities to take a decision on the application/legal notice of the petitioner for seeking compassionate appointment, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon respondents no.2 and 4. 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 30.9.2010. lucky