C.W.P No. 3780 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 3780 of 2011 Date of Decision 03 .03.2011 Satwinder Kaur Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. Ms.Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General,Punjab, has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the 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 petitioner joined the Punjab Education Department as JBT Teacher on 27.1.1976 on ad-hoc basis. Her services were regularized w.e.f. 1.4.1977. The petitioner, thereafter, was promoted as Lecturer vide order dated 8.10.2001 and she joined as such on 29.10.2001. The grievance of the petitioner is that on her promotion to the post of Lecturer, her pay was required to be fixed in terms of provisions of Punjab Civil Services (Revised Pay)Rules, 1988. The petitioner has not been granted the benefit of two additional increments. The petitioner served a legal notice dated 18.11.2010 (Annexure P-3) for grant of benefits of two increments. C.W.P No. 3780 of 2011 2 Mr. Arora submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if the competent authority is directed to decide the legal notice dated 18.11.2010 (Annexure P-3) In view of the above, the competent authority is directed to decide the legal notice dated 18.11.2010 (Annexure P-3) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. In the event, claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) 03.03.2011. JUDGE Anoop