SUDHIR LAMBA AND OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS
CWP/14154/2025 · 2025-05-16
Vinod S Bhardwaj
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IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH 129
CWP-14154-2025 Date of Decision: 16.05.2025 SUDHIR LAMBA AND OTHERS ... Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ. **** Present: Mr. Jasbir Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. **** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL)
Prayer in the present petition is for directing the respondents No.1 and 3 to change the nomenclature of the post of the petitioners from Pharmacist to that of Pharmacy Officer with the benefit of higher pay.
After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that with regard to their grievance(s), the petitioners have got served a legal notice dated 22.04.2025 (Annexure P-17) but the respondents have not taken any action thereupon till date.
Notice of motion.
Ms. Tanisha Peshawaria, DAG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and prays for some time to complete instructions and file response, if necessary.
RAJENDER KUMAR 2025.05.16 07:20 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order
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Learned counsel for the petitioners, however, contends that he would be satisfied at this stage, in case respondent No.1- Addl. Chief Secretary to Government of Haryana, Department of Labour, Chandigarh is directed to consider and decide the legal notice dated 22.04.2025 (Annexure P-17) served by the petitioners, by passing a speaking order in a time bound manner.
Learned State Counsel does not have any objection to the request made by learned counsel for the petitioners.
Accordingly, in view of the above; with the consent of the parties and without commenting anything on the merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of while directing respondent No.1 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 22.04.2025 (Annexure P-17) by passing a reasoned and speaking
order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the respective parties within a period of four months of the receipt of certified copy of this order.
(VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) MAY 16, 2025.
JUDGE Rajender
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable
: Yes/No
RAJENDER KUMAR 2025.05.16 07:20 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order