CWP-18369-2025 -1- 135 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-18369-2025 Date of Decision: 07.07.2025 PADMA ..... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA , J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to count the entire period of petitioner’s service on adhoc basis from 18.09.2000 to 23.01.2007 as qualifying service for grant of pension, and to treat her under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), and grant the pensionary benefits accordingly, in view of law laid down in CWP-22249-2020 titled Vanita Vashisht v. State of Haryana and others decided on 29.11.2023. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance raised herein is pending for appropriate decision before the respondents. At this stage, petitioner will be satisfied in case respondent no.2 is directed to decide her pending legal notice, dated 02.04.2025, Annexure P-10, in a SEEMA 2025.07.09 13:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-18369-2025 -2- specified period. 3. Notice of motion. 4. Mr. Harish Nain, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents/State, and submits that the pending legal notice, dated 02.04.2025, will be decided by respondent no.2/Director General, Higher Education, by passing a speaking order in accordance with law within three months, and in view of law laid down in CWP-22249-2020 decided on 29.11.2023. 5. In view of the statement made, learned counsel for the petitioner has no objection to the petition being disposed of in terms thereof. 6. Ordered accordingly. 7. In case the order is not passed within the stipulated period, the ₹ officer concerned shall pay costs of 50,000 to the petitioner. (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) 07.07.2025 JUDGE Sima Sima Sima Sima Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No SEEMA 2025.07.09 13:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document