CWP No.2887 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 18.2.2010 Chhote Lal ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Pravindra Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Kundu, Addl.A.G., Haryana who is present in Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Keeping in view the prayer made and with the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner was appointed as Upholster (Skilled) on 1.11.1978 on daily wages basis in the office of Haryana Roadways, Gurgaon (Body Building Section) at D.C. Rates vide order dated 5.12.1978. Services of the petitioner were regularized by respondent no.3 w.e.f. 1.1.1983, after putting five years of service. The grievance of the petitioner is that the service rendered by him prior to regularization i.e. w.e.f. 1.11.1978 to 1.1.1983 CWP No.2887 of 2010 2 have not been taken into consideration towards qualifying service. The petitioner served a legal notice (Annexure P-2), but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the legal notice and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-2) within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the competent authority. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 18.2.2010 MFK