CWP No . 23913 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No . 23913 of 2011 Date of decision: 21.12.2011 Vinod Kumar ......Petitioner Vs. Punjab State Co-operative Handloom Federation Ltd. and others ...Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA. Present: Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. *** Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. (Oral). The petitioner was working as Assistant Salesman with the Punjab State Co-operative Handloom Federation Ltd. and had opted for Voluntary Retirement Scheme in the year, 2006. Such scheme of the Punjab Government, which was adopted and implemented by various Co-operative Federations/corporations including Punjab State Co-operative Handloom Federation Ltd. was challenged before this Court by way of filing of various petitions including CWP No.255 of 2006. Vide judgment dated 07.07.2010, the writ petitions were allowed primarily on the ground that prior to accepting the options submitted by the employees for VRS, no criteria was laid down. Copy of the judgment stands appended as Annexure P-1. Learned counsel for the petitioner relies upon another judgment dated 06.04.2011 passed in CWP No.16035 of 2010 titled as B.S. Baidwan and others Versus State of Punjab filed by the employees of Punjab State CWP No . 23913 of 2011 -2- Federation of Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd. whereby, it has been prayed that the petitioners, who have opted the VRS be taken back in service, copy of the said judgment is also appended as Annexure P-3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further contended that they be taken back in service inspite of adoption of VRS. Towards such claim, the petitioner has moved a representation dated 12.09.2011 and notice of the same has served upon respondent Nos.1 & 2 but till date no response has been received from the respondent/authorities. In the light of such factual background, the present writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to decide the representation (Annexure P-4) dated 12.09.2011 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. December 21, 2011 (TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA) harjeet JUDGE