IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8339 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 28.05.2009 Chand Singh .... PETITIONER Versus Food Corporation of India and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Baljit Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who has retired from the services of the respondent Corporation as Assistant Manager (Depot) on 31.1.2009, on attaining the age of superannuation, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to pay him the salary of the post of Assistant Manager (D), which has not been paid since 19.1.2002. It has also been prayed that after eight years of the promotion, the panel of promotion has been changed by the respondents, without providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the aforesaid two reliefs, the petitioner served a legal notice dated 15.2.2009 to the respondents, copy of which has been annexed with the petition as CWP No. 8339 of 2009 -2- Annexure P-16, but the same has not been considered and decided so far. He further submits that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the said legal notice within stipulated time. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice dated 15.2.2009 (Annexure P-16) in accordance with law, by passing a speaking order, expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months. May 28, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE