IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16946 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 06.11.2009 Bala Ram ... PETITIONER Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Panchkula and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Kapil Kakkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, while working as J.E., was placed under suspension on 31.10.1994, due to the registration of a criminal case against him. In that case, he was convicted on 8.10.1998 and against the judgment of his conviction, the petitioner filed an appeal, which was allowed on 22.10.2008 and he was acquitted of the charge. In view of the acquittal of the petitioner, vide order dated 6.8.2009 (Annexure P-4), he was ordered to be re-instated into service, with deemed retirement from services on 30.4.2004, on attaining the age of superannuation. In the present petition, the petitioner is praying that in terms of the aforesaid order dated 6,8,2009, the respondents be directed to grant him the consequential benefits, such as arrears of salary, revised pension etc. It CWP No. 16946 of 2009 -2- is the case of the petitioner that in this regard, he has served legal notice dated 1.9.2009 upon respondents No.1 and 3, copy of which has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P-5, but till date, neither any decision has been taken on the same, nor any payment has been made to the petitioner. Counsel states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice, within a reasonable time. In view of the above, without issuing notice as it will un- necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 1.9.2009 (Annexure P-5) in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. November 06, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE