IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 12501 of 2011. [O&M] Date of Decision: 23rd September, 2011. Surinder Kumar Saini & Ors. Petitioners through Mr. Deepak Arora, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Ms. Monica Chhibar,DAG, Punjab. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 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 petitioners were appointed as Supervisors/Surveyors in the Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab from November, 1990 to August, 1992 during the period when the regular employees were stated to be on strike. Their services were regularized w.e.f. 31.08.1992. It is alleged that the petitioners are entitled for regularization of their services from November, 1990, i.e., when they were appointed as the period spent by them from November, 1990 to 31.08.1992 can not be over-looked. The afore-stated relief was sought by the petitioners vide legal notice dated 24.05.2011 [Annexure P-6] but no action thereon appears to have been taken. Without going into the merits of the issue involved in this writ petition, the same is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2 to take cognizance of the legal notice dated 24.05.2011 [Annexure P-6] and consider the claim of the petitioner, in accordance with the Rules/policies of the State Government and dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. September 23, 2011. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE