IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 16271 of 2010 Date of Decision: 10.9.2010. P.K. Bali & others --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Naveen Daryal, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3 only. Mr. R.D. Sharma, D.A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioners are working on the posts of Lecturers, Professors, Head of Department and Principals in aided colleges of the Govt. of Haryana. They have retired on attaining the age of superannuation on the dates mentioned in para 4 of the writ petition. The petitioners claim gratuity and leave encashment as also the revised pay scales at part with their counterparts in the Govt. Colleges and departments. A representation was made by the petitioners on 21.1.2007. Petitioners have also relied upon a judgement of this Court dated 20.8.2007 passed in CWP No. 3732 of 2001 and L.P.A. No.6 of 2008 (Annexure P-2). Petitioners have also served a legal notice (Annexure P-4) but no decision has been taken thereon till date. CWP. No. 16271 of 2010 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioners, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioners, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitionesr is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 10.9.2010. lucky