IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 122 CWP-22635-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 06.08.2025 Vijay Pal ...Petitioner VERSUS The State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Ms. Jai Shree Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Challenge in the present petition is to the office order No.108 dated 29.01.2020 whereby benefit of 1st and 2nd A.C.P. has been denied to the father and mother of the petitioner for which they are legally entitled and the same has been granted to similarly situated employees. 2. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the grievance, the petitioner has already served a legal notice dated 01.06.2025 (Annexure P-8) but no action has been taken thereupon till date. She contends that the petitioner would be satisfied at this stage, in case respondent No.3-Divisional Forest Officer, Kaithal is directed to consider and decide the said legal notice, in a time bound manner in accordance with law as well as in view of the judgment dated 21.04.2025 passed by this Court in CWP-5752-2020 titled as ‘Pawan Kumar and others Vs. State of Haryana and others’. 3. Notice of motion. MANGAL SINGH 2025.08.08 11:39 I am the author of this document 2 122 CWP-22635-2025 (O&M) 4. Dr. (Ms.) Malvika Singh, DAG Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the respondent(s)-State and prays for some time to complete instructions and file response, if necessary. She, however, does not have any objection to the above request. 5. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with the consent of the parties and without commenting anything on the merits of the case, by directing respondent No.3-Divisional Forest Officer, Kaithal to consider and decide the legal notice dated 01.06.2025 (Annexure P-8) and to pass a well reasoned and speaking order thereupon in accordance with law as well as in view of the judgment dated 21.04.2025 passed by this Court in the matter of Pawan Kumar and others (supra) expeditiously and preferably within a period of 02 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) 06.08.2025 JUDGE Mangal Singh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No MANGAL SINGH 2025.08.08 11:39 I am the author of this document