In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh C.W.P. No. 17370 of 2006 Date of Decision: 6.11.2006 Om Parkash Rana and others …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI PRESENT: Mr. Jitender Nara, Advocate, for the petitioners. JUDGMENT M.M. KUMAR, J. (Oral) This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to remove pay anomaly in the pay scale of the petitioners who are members of the Haryana Agriculture Services (HAS-II) (Group-B), by fixing their pay at par with their juniors/subordinates (CAO Group-C) with effect from 1.1.1991 and further grant an open ended pay scale to the petitioners w.e.f. 1.1.1991 as has been granted o their juniors/Subordinates of Group-C vide Haryana Government letter dated 14.5.1991 (P-1) as well as granted to the Private Secretaries of Haryana Civil Secretariat (Group-B) vide letter dated C.W.P. No. 17370 of 2006 26.6.1992 (P-2), along with all consequential benefits arising out therefrom. For the relief claimed in the instant petition, the petitioners have already sent a legal notice, dated 11.2.2005 (P-3) to the respondents. Without going into the merits of the case, we deem it just and appropriate to direct the respondents to take cognizance of the legal notice, dated 11.2.2005 (P-3) sent by the petitioners and decide the same expeditiously preferably within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is presented to them. It shall be appreciated if a speaking order is passed. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (M.M.S. BEDI) November 6, 2006 JUDGE Pkapoor 2