CWP No. 15712 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH * * * * * CWP No. 15712 of 2008 Date of decision : September 4, 2008 * * * * * Pritam Singh ............Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & others ...........Respondents * * * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH * * * * * Present: Mr. Tajender K. Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. * * * * * M.M KUMAR, J. The prayer made by the petitioner in the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is for issuance of direction to the respondents to grant him Second ACP Scale (Assured Career Progression Scale) from the date the petitioner completed 20 years of service i.e 1.5.2005 by including the service rendered by him in the Municipal Committee, Rohtak as Octroi Clerk before his absorption in the Government Service. The petitioner has claimed that the matter is covered by the view taken by a Division Bench of this Court in Hari Parkash and others Vs. State of Haryana and others bearing CWP No.15039 of 2003 decided on 2.8.2005 (Annexure P-5) and CWP No. 15712 of 2008 2 also the decision of Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of State of Haryana and another Vs. Deepak Sood and others decided on 15.7.2008 (Annexure P-6). Before approaching this Court, the petitioner has filed a representation dated 19.10.2005 (Annexure P-2) by placing reliance on the view taken by the Division Bench in the case of Hari Parkash and others (supra). After hearing learned counsel and perusing the documents on file, we are of the view that a direction deserves to be issued to the respondents to take up the matter and consider the same in the light of the view taken by the Division Bench in Hari Parkash's case (Supra) and in Deepak Sood's case (Supra) decided by Hon'ble the Supreme Court. The petitioner shall be at liberty to file a supplementary representation, if any, within a period of two weeks from today under a registered A.D cover. The respondent no.2 shall decide the matter within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. If any amount is found due to the petitioner, the same shall be released to him within a period of one month thereafter. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. ( M.M KUMAR ) JUDGE September 4, 2008 ( JORA SINGH ) ritu JUDGE