High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCOCP/1718/2014dismissed

S.K. Arora v. S.K. Goyal Ias & ANR

2017-05-11Mr. Justice S.P. Bangarh2 pages

COCP 1718/2014

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH COCP 1718/2014 Date of decision:11.05.2017 SK Arora ..............Petitioner v.

Sh.SK Goyal,IAS and another ..............Respondents Coram:

Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present:- Mr.Sanjiv Gupta,Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Sidharth Sanwaria,DAG Haryana.

Jaswant Singh,J,(Oral).

Petitioners filed CWP 11322/2012 impugning order dated 1.2.2012 whereby benefit of ACP grade was denied to him. The said petition was allowed by this Court vide order dated 21.1.2014 directing respondents concerned to grant the ACP grade to the petitioner and consequential benefits within a period of two months from the receipt of certified copy of the order. Alleging disobedience of order dated 21.1.2014 instant contempt petition has been filed.

Upon notice, reply by way of affidavit dated 2.5.2016 of Sh.SK Goyal,IAS,Secretary,Irrigation and Water Resources,Haryana had been filed.

At the time of hearing today, another short reply by way of affidavit dated 9.5.2017 of RS Verma,Special Secretary to Government Haryana,Irrigation and Water Resources has been filed. The said affidavit is taken on record.

Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2017.05.11 15:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

COCP 1718/2014 In para 6 of the affidavit filed today, it is stated that the arrears of pay for the period from 1.10.2006 to 31.7.2008 amounting to Rs.55,766/- and arrears of leave encashment amounting to Rs.23,069/- has been deposited in the bank account of the petitioner and that revised pension case of petitioner has also been sent to Accountant General,Haryana for revision of pension and DCRG vide letter dated 30.3.2017. In furtherance thereof, Accountant General,Haryana vide letter dated 4.5.2017 issued revised authorities with the direction to the Treasury Officer,Panchkula to release the arrears of pension and balance amount of DCRG in favour of the petitioner. In view of the averments made in para 6 of the said affidavit, learned counsel for the petitioners concedes that the instant contempt petition has become infructuous.

Dismissed as infructuous. However, in case of any miscalculation in calculating the benefits, petitioner would make a representation to the authority concerned which will decide the same at the earliest.

11.05.2017 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2017.05.11 15:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document