Judgment:
CWP No.8075 of 2014 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH124 CWP No.8075 of 2014 Date of Decision : April 29, 2014 Leelawati and another ...PETITIONERS versus State of Haryana and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : Mr.Gaurav Gupta, Advocate, for Mr.Deepak Sonak, Advocate, for the petitioneRs.AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J.
(ORAL) Petitioners have approached this Court with a grievance that despite they being entitled to the regularization of their services w.e.f.01.10.2003, the date on which their juniors have been regularized, their claim has not yet been considered and decided.
It is stated that the claim of the petitioners is covered in their favour by the judgment passed by this Court in LPA No.1037 of 2012 titled as State of Haryana and others versus Ved Pal and otheRs.decided on 25.07.2012 (Annexure P-6) and LPA No.836 of 2013 titled as The State of Haryana and others versus Mohammad Farookh and another, decided on 30.04.2013 (Annexure P-7).Prerna datta 2014.05.01 10:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court, Chandigarh CWP No.8075 of 2014 2 Counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners have served a legal notice dated 19.12.2013 (Annexure P-5) upon respondents No.2 and 3, which has, till date, not been considered and decided.
He states that the petitioneRs.at this stage, would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Forest Department, Haryana-respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 19.12.2013 (Annexure P-5) served by the petitioners within some specified time.
In the light of the submissions made by the counsel for the petitioners and without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Forest Department, Haryana-respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 19.12.2013 (Annexure P-5) within a period of four months' from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.
In case, the claim of the petitioners is not to be accepted, a well-reasoned and speaking order be passed and conveyed to them forthwith.
(AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) April 29, 2014 JUDGE pj Prerna datta 2014.05.01 10:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court, Chandigarh