Civil Writ Petition No. 6702 of 2010 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 6702 of 2011 Date of Decision : 20.4.2011 **** Vijay Kumar Sood ............ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab through Secretary, Local Self Govt. Punjab, Chandigarh & others ......... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : Mr. K.S. Kapur, Advocate for the petitioner. **** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH,J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner retired as a Clerk from the Municipal Council, Pathankot w.e.f. 31.5.2007. The pay scales were revised w.e.f. 1.1.2006 but the benefits of the revised pay scales have not been released to the petitioner till date despite submission of various representations by the petitioner. Even a legal notice dated 23.2.2011 (Annexure P-5) served by the petitioner, has also not borne any fruit. He prays that a direction be issued to respondent No.4-Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Pathankot to consider and take a decision on the legal notice submitted by the petitioner within some specified time and to release benefits within some reasonable period. Without going into the merits of the case nor commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to Civil Writ Petition No. 6702 of 2010 -2- respondent No.4-Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Pathankot to consider and take a decision on the legal notice dated 23.2.2011 (Annexure P-5) submitted by the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. It goes without saying that in case the petitioner is found entitled to the claim he has made in the said notice, the consequential benefits be granted and released to him within a period of four weeks thereafter. 20.4.2011 (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 'sp' JUDGE