IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 115 CWP-13199-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 13.05.2025 OM DUTT SHARMA ...... Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA *** Present :- Mr. Nitesh Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. *** Deepinder Singh Nalwa, J. (Oral) 1. In the present writ petition, the petitioner is praying for a direction to the respondents to grant full pension upon completion of 25 years of service. 2. Reliance has been placed upon the judgment passed by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No.7239 of 2015 titled 'Labh Singh Dhaliwal and others Vs. State of Punjab' decided on 18.12.2019. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions from the petitioner, submits that at this stage, she will be satisfied if a direction be given to respondent No.3 to decide the legal notice dated 21.01.2025 (Annexure P-8), by passing an appropriate speaking order in a time bound manner. 4. Notice of motion. RIMPAL RANI 2025.05.15 17.28 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-13199-2025 :2: 5. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab. who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondents and does not object to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. In view of the above and without commenting upon the merits of the case, this petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 21.01.2025 (Annexure P- 8), within a period of 08 weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order by passing a speaking order in accordance with law. (DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA) JUDGE 13.05.2025 Rimpal Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No RIMPAL RANI 2025.05.15 17.28 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document