CWP-23387-2025 (O&M). -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH. 112 CWP-23387-2025 (O&M). Date of Decision: 21.08.2025. DHARAMPAL ALIAS DHARMA ... Petitioner(s) Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ... Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ. Present: Ms. Jai Shree Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Dr. (Ms.) Malvika Singh, DAG, Haryana. VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL) Challenge in the present writ petition is to the order dated 24.12.2024 (Annexure P-2) and office order no.14 dated 01.05.2025 (Annexure P-3) whereby the actual benefits have been restricted and only notional benefits have been granted. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that the controversy in the present writ petition is covered by the ratio of the judgment passed by this Court in the matter of Pawan Kumar and others Vs. State of RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.08.25 10:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-23387-2025 (O&M). -2- Haryana and others, CWP No.5752-2020, decided on 21.04.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that regarding the grievance, the petitioner(s) has already submitted a legal notice dated 01.06.2025 (Annexure P-6) but the respondents have not taken any action thereupon till date. She contends that the petitioner(s) would be satisfied at this stage, in case respondent No.3 is directed to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice submitted by the petitioner(s), by passing a speaking order in a time bound manner. 3 Notice of motion. 4 Dr. (Ms.) Malvika Singh, DAG, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and she has no 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-the Divisional Forest Officer, Bhiwani, to consider and decide the legal notice dated 01.06.2025 (Annexure P-6) by passing a reasoned and speaking order after taking into consideration the judgment passed by this Court in the matter of Pawan Kumar and others (supra) within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 6 Needless to mention that if upon considering the said legal notice, in case any monetary benefit is found due and payable to the RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.08.25 10:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-23387-2025 (O&M). -3- petitioner(s), the same shall be disbursed in favour of the petitioner(s) within a further period of two months. August 21, 2025. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) raj arora JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.08.25 10:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document