CWP No. 18405 of 2006 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. CWP No. 18405 of 2006 Date of Decision: 28.11.2006 Amarjit Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others. ....Respondents. Coram:- Hon'ble Mr.Justice J.S. Khehar. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.D. Anand. Present: Mr. H.S. Baath, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.S. Chahal, AAG, Punjab for the respondents. ... J.S. Khehar, J. (Oral). Learned counsel for the respondents has handed over to us in Court today a pay order, drawn on the State Bank of Patiala, Phase-VII Branch, Mohali, for a sum of Rs.16,456/-, constituting the wages payable to the petitioner for all the unpaid period, depicted in the communication of the Executive Engineer, Horticulture Division, PWD (B&R) Branch, Mohali, dated 21.6.2006 (Annexure P-1). The aforesaid pay order has been handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner for onward transmission to the petitioner. On the issue of annual increments and other residuary prayers made in the instant writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioner states, CWP No. 18405 of 2006 2 that the petitioner had also raised these grievances through a legal notice dated 10.10.2006 (Annexure P-2). It is, however, pointed out that no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner states, that the petitioner will be satisfied, if the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 i.e. the Executive Engineer, Horticulture Division, PWD (B&R) Branch, Mohali, requiring him to take a final decision on the aforestated legal notice dated 10.10.2006 (Annexure P-2). Learned counsel for the respondents states, that he has no objection to the disposal of the instant writ petition in terms of the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 i.e. the Executive Engineer, Horticulture Division, PWD (B&R) Branch, Mohali, to take a final decision on the legal notice dated 10.10.2006 (Annexure P-2) by passing a well reasoned speaking order, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. In case, the petitioner is found entitled to any monetary benefits, the same shall be calculated and released to him within a further period of one month. Disposed of accordingly. Order dasti on payment of usual charges. ( J.S. Khehar ) Judge. ( S.D. Anand ) Judge. 28.11.2006 sk.