CWP NO.1713 & 1732 OF 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 03.2.2009 1.CWP No.1713/2009 Karam Singh Kharoud & Others ...Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab through its Secretary & Others …Respondents 2.CWP No.1732/2009 Poonam and others ...Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab through its Secretary & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.M.S.Cheema, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) This order will dispose of CWP Nos.1713 and 1732 of 2009 as common questions of law and facts are involved in both these writ petitions. Notice of motion. On the asking of this Court, Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State. With the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. CWP NO.1713 & 1732 OF 2009 2 The petitioners were selected alongwith others as S.S. Masters/Mistreeses in the year 1996. But despite their selection, they have not been appointed, though some persons junior to them were appointed. Some writ petitions were filed by the candidates one of which is CWP No.19832 of 2003 decided on 9.7.2004. The order passed by this Court was upheld upto the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Consequently, the other selected candidates including the petitioners were appointed. However, they were not given the benefit of pay and seniority on the basis of their merit in the select list. Some similarly situated persons filed subsequent writ petition and directions were issued to grant them the service benefit on the basis of their merit in the select list. The petitioners also served legal notice dated 30.10.2008 (Annexure P-2 in both the writ petitions), but no decision has been taken on the same by the respondents till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the legal notice and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, both the writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-2) within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to respondent no.2. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. Let a copy of this order be placed on record on each concerned file. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 03.2.2009 MFK