CWP No. 21191 of 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (111) CWP No. 21191 of 2025 Date of Decision : 28.07.2025 Malkit Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Mohit, Advocate for Mr. Sushil Saini, Advocate for the petitioners. *** Harsimran Singh Sethi J. (Oral) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are entitled for the benefit of the judgment in CWP No. 22422 of 2010 titled as Anil Kumar and others Vs. State of Punjab and others, decided on 16.05.2012 but the benefit is not being given to the petitioners and that too without any valid justification. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have already raised the said grievance in the legal notice dated 15.02.2025 (Annexure P-8) but the same is still pending consideration with the respondents and the petitioner will be satisfied, at this stage, in case a direction is issued to the respondents to decide the same by passing an appropriate speaking order in a time bound manner. 3. Notice of motion. KANCHAN 2025.07.28 17:13 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment CWP No. 21191 of 2025 2 4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. T.P.S. Chawla, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State and submits that in case, the legal notice dated 15.02.2025 (Annexure P-8) has been received in the office of the concerned authorities and the same is still pending consideration with the authorities concerned, the same will be decided by the competent authority within a period of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of certified copy of this order by passing an appropriate speaking order. Learned counsel further submits that in case, it is found feasible to accept the claim of the petitioners, the same will be accepted, otherwise due reasons will be mentioned for not accepting the claim of the petitioners in the speaking order to be passed and the said order will be duly conveyed to the petitioners. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that keeping in view the statement of learned counsel for the respondents, the present petition may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further. 6. Ordered accordingly. July 28, 2025 (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) kanchan JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No KANCHAN 2025.07.28 17:13 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment