Nirvail Singh v. Manjit Singh Narang

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH **** Date of Decision: 17.07.2019 Nirvail Singh Petitioner

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Manjit Singh Narang, Managing Director, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Patiala Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN

Present:

Ms. Jasleen Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Ankit Aggarwal, Advocate for Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate for the respondent.

**** AVNEESH JHINGAN, J (Oral):

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4 The respondent has filed the reply by way of affidavit of Gurlovleen Singh Sidhu, Managing Director, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Patiala, same is taken on record. Copy of reply is handed over to learned counsel for the petitioner. It has been stated that interest on Gratuity, Leave Encashment and General Provident Fund has been calculated. Interest calculated on General Provident Fund has been given to the petitioner through cheque and interest on Gratuity and Leave Encashment has been transferred to Depot concerned for depositing the same in the savings bank account of the petitioner.

-3Learned counsel for the respondent states that interest shall be transferred to the petitioner within two weeks from today. In view of reply filed and statement made by learned counsel for the respondent, learned counsel for the petitioner states that no cause of action survives for pursuing the contempt petition. The contempt petition is disposed of as infructuous. It is clarified that Writ Court has already granted liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court, if aggrieved of order passed by the respondent.

The rule issued against the respondent is discharged. [AVNEESH JHINGAN] JUDGE July 17, 2019 ()*