Raj Rani v. A Venu Parsad And ANR

COCP No. 1860 of 2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH COCP No. 1860 of 2018 Date of decision : 01.06.2018 Raj Rani ....Petitioner V/s A. Venu Parsad & anr.

....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA

Present:

Mr. Amrainder Rana, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJAN GUPTA J.

Notice of motion.

On the asking of court, Ms. Ambika Sood, DAG Punjab, who is present in court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Petitioner alleges violation of order dated 23.10.2017 passed by writ court. Operative part thereof reads as under:- "3.

Accordingly, instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2 to look into the grievances unfolded by the petitioner in her legal notice dated July 17, 2017 (P-1) and to take a conscious decision in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. In case respondent No. 2 comes to the conclusion that petitioner is entitled to the relief(s) claimed by her, to release the same within next 45 days. However, the matter with regard to grant of interest on delayed payments be also considered in view of observations made by Full Bench of this Court in case captioned as "A.S. Randhawa vs. State of Punjab and others; 1997 (3) SCT 468 and by this Court in CWP No. 8772 of 2015 titled as Charan Dass vs. state of Punjab & others; decided on July 11, 2017. However, if the petitioner still feels aggrieved by any order of the afore-said authority, she shall be at liberty to approach this Court."

Learned State counsel submits that in case decision has not been taken till now, needful shall be done at the earliest, in any case not later Ajay Kumar 2018.06.02 11:34 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

COCP No. 1860 of 2018 than one month.

In view of statement made by learned State counsel, petition is disposed of. In case fresh cause of action accrues to the petitioner to invoke contempt jurisdiction of this court, apart from taking action for contempt of court, this court shall consider imposition of punitive costs which shall be deducted from the salary of the officer(s) responsible for delay/noncompliance. June 01, 2018 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No Ajay Kumar 2018.06.02 11:34 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document