Full Judgment
C.W.P.No.300 of 2013 [1].IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.300 of 2013 (O&M) Date of decision:
21. 1.2013 Ram Phal .Petitioner v.
Haryana Vidyut Parsaran Nigam Limited and others .Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr.K.L.
Dhingra, Advocate for the petitioner..Rajesh Bindal J.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as the persons junior to the petitioner were promoted earlier on account of benefit of reservation having been granted to them, the petitioner, after he had been promoted to the post, was entitled to stepping up of his pay to bring the same at par with his juniors in the feeder cadre.
In support of his argument, he placed reliance upon a judgment of this court in C.W.P.No.5956 of 2008 -Charan Dass v.
State of Haryana, decided on 18.11.2008 and the instructions issued by the Government, which were adopted by Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam LTD.He further submitted that for grant of the relief, the petitioner has made representation dated 19.7.2011 (Annexure P- 9) to respondent No.3.
He further submitted that the petitioner would be satisfied at this stage in case a direction is issued to respondent No.3 to decide the claim made by the petitioner in terms of the law laid down by this court within certain specified time as the respondents have not decided the claim in the last more than one year.
After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, however, without commenting on the merits of the controversy, respondent No.3 is C.W.P.No.300 of 2013 [2].directed to take a final decision on the claim made by the petitioner vide his representation dated 19.7.2011, which was followed by representation dated 21.8.2012 (Annexure P-10).within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
The petition stands disposed of.
(Rajesh Bindal) Judge 21.1.2013 mk