CWP No. 17460 of 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP NO. 17460 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: 6.11.206 Smt. Kaushal Rani ......PETITIONER 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.Ravi Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. M.M.KUMAR,J. The prayer made in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari directing the respondents to release to the petitioner first ACP scale of Rs.6500-9900 w.e.f. 20.1.2004 i.e. the date when she has completed ten years of regular service as S.S. Mistress or in the alternative w.e.f. 1.4.2004 i.e. the date when her junior Mukesh Kumar was granted the said benefit . For the aforementioned relief claimed in the present writ petition, the petitioner has already represented to the respondents vide legal notice dated 18.7.2006 ( Annexure P-4) 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 CWP No. 17460 of 2006 2 sent by the petitioner and decide the same expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is presented to them. If the claim of the petitioner is found to be meritorious and decided in her favour then the benefit accruing to the petitioner shall be disbursed within a further period of one month thereafter. It shall be appreciated if a speaking order is passed. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. ( M.M.KUMAR ) JUDGE October 17 ,2006 ( M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE