IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 2685 of 2008 ( O&M ) DATE OF DECISION : 27.08.2009 Baljinder Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Hirdey Pal Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Puri, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner is working as Science Master in B.A.S.J.S. Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Chamkaur Sahib (respondent No.3), which is a Government aided school. Vide order dated 3.2.2004, five increments of the petitioner were stopped and he was transferred to another school without obtaining prior approval from the Director of Public Instructions (Schools) [hereinafter referred to as `the DPI (Schools)]. The petitioner challenged the said order before the DPI (Schools), who vide order dated 10.5.2006 set aside the order of the Management. It is the case of the petitioner that in spite of the setting aside of the order dated 3.2.2004, Management of the respondent school is not CWP No. 2685 of 2008 -2- releasing his increments. Respondent school is proceeded ex-parte. On the last date, learned counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 sought time to have instructions in the matter regarding implementation of the order passed by the DPI (Schools). Today, learned counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 states that if the petitioner moves an application for taking action against the Management of the respondent school for not implementing the order of the DPI (Schools), the same will be considered and an appropriate action, including the stoppage of grant-in-aid to the respondent school under Section 11 of the Punjab Privately Managed Recognized Schools Employees (Security of Service) Act, 1979, will be taken. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has already served a legal notice dated 5.12.2007 (Annexure P-6) upon the Principal Secretary, Education, Punjab. In view of the aforesaid facts, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Principal Secretary, Education, Punjab, to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice dated 5.12.2007 (Annexure P-6) in accordance with law, within a period of two months, by passing a speaking order. In case, the respondent Management does not comply with the order of the DPI (Schools), it will be open for the Government to stop the grant- in-aid to the respondent school. August 27, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE