IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.20510 of 2009 Date of decision : 24.12.2009 Smt.Satya Bala … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others. …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.Vinod S.Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) The petitioner was appointed as JBT Teacher on 18.2.1988 on temporary basis. Thereafter, her services were regularized on 9.4.1991. Having possessed higher qualification, she was promoted to the post of Social Studies Mistress vide order dated 28.7.2000. It is stated that some persons junior to the petitioner were promoted in the year 1997-98 whereas the petitioner was promoted in the year 2000. The petitioner has claimed the benefit of that period. The petitioner also served them a legal notice dated 28.10.2001 (Annexure P-2) and representation (Annexure P-9) but no action has been taken thereupon by the authority. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be satisfied if the respondents take appropriate decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-2) and representation (Annexure P-9) submitted by the petitioner. Notice of motion. Mr.R.D.Sharma, DAG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with direction to the Director Secondary Education Haryana (respondent No.2) to take decision CWP No.20510 of 2009 on the legal notice (Annexure P-2) and representation (Annexure P-9) submitted by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order. In the event, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a well reasoned speaking order. [ Permod Kohli ] Judge 24.12.2009 sd 2