CWP NO.1672 OF 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 03.2.2009 Satish Kumar Gupta ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Rajinder Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) 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. The petitioner has retired on 31.1.2006. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking direction for payments of difference in the amount of gratuity, leave encashment and other allowances like D.A., C.P.F., H.R.A. and Medical Allowance accruing on account of revision of pay scales with effect from 1.1.1996 and the revised fixation under the “Bunching Scheme” in the grades w.e.f. 1.1.1996 till 30.4.2001 etc. He further submits that similar issue has been considered by this Court in CWP Nos.111 of CWP NO.1672 OF 2009 2 2004 decided on 13.12.2005 and CWP No.3583 of 2007 decided on 17.12.2007 (Annexures P-4 and P-5, respectively). The petitioner has filed representations (Annexures P-1 and P-2) and has also served a legal notice (Annexure P-3), but the same have not been decided till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the representations/ legal notice and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to take a decision on the representations/ legal notice (Annexures P-1 to P-3), in the light of the aforesaid judgments, within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the competent authority. If the petitioner is found entitled to the claim, the same be released to him if there is no legal impediment. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 03.2.2009 MFK