Civil Writ Petition No.405 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Civil Writ Petition No.405 of 2010 Date of decision:- 13.1.2010 Surinder Verma .... Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana etc .... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present:- Mr. R.K.Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ajay Kumar Mittal, J. The petitioner has approached this court seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to decide the legal notice (Annexure P-3) which he has served upon the official respondents to promote him on the ground that respondent No.5, who is Junior to him having been appointed as Draftsman on 1.10.1988 in the office of Municipal Council, Kaithal, has already been promoted. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that upon the legal notice (Annexure P-3) issued to respondent No.1 as well as to other respondents, no decision has been taken thereon so far. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.1 to decide the legal notice (Annexure P-3) served upon him ventilating the relief claimed in this petition on which no action has been taken so far. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing Civil Writ Petition No.405 of 2010 -2- the record, the writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.1 to take decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-3) by passing a speaking order thereon within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. January 13, 2010. (Ajay Kumar Mittal) tripti Judge