IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 117 CWP-8618-2025(O&M) Date of decision : 26.03.2025 LAKHVINDER SINGH AND OTHERS ...... Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA *** Present :- Mr. Harsh Chopra, Advocate and Ms. Tanya Trehan, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Additional AG, Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2. *** Deepinder Singh Nalwa, J. (Oral) 1. In the present writ petition, the petitioners are praying for direction to respondents to grant the benefit of two additional increments to the petitioners. Reliance has been placed upon the judgment of Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No.20712 of 2006 titled as “ Jaswinder Singh and others Vs. The Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Punjab and others and CWP No.14244 of 2013 titled “Bhupinder Kumar and others Vs. State of Punjab and others decided on 04.01.2024. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions from the petitioners, submits that at this stage, petitioners will be satisfied if a direction be given to respondent Nos.3 and 4 to decide the legal notice dated 14.11.2024 (Annexure P-13), by passing an appropriate speaking order in a time bound manner. RIMPAL RANI 2025.03.27 16.48 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-8618-2025 :2: 3. In view of the above and without commenting upon the merits of the case, this petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to the respondents No.3 and 4 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 14.11.2024 (Annexure P-13), which is pending before the authorities concerned within a period of 03 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order by passing an appropriate speaking order in accordance with law. In event, the petitioners are held entitled for grant of relief as claimed in the writ petition, the same be also released to them within a period of two months thereafter. 4. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA) JUDGE 26.03.2025 Rimpal Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether Reportable : No RIMPAL RANI 2025.03.27 16.48 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document