Geeta Devi Kaushik v. State Of Haryana And Others

2024:PHHC:012718 CWP-2008-2024 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-2008-2024 Date of Decision: 31.01.2024 Geeta Devi Kaushik

...Petitioner(s)

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State of Haryana and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present:- Mr. Siddharth Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Anurag Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Tanushree Gupta, DAG, Haryana *** TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to take a decision on the letter dated 24.01.2023, Annexure P-17, written by the District Education Officer, Kurukshetra to respondent no.2 for sanctioning the period of child care leave of the petitioner, i.e., from 08.09.2019 to 14.04.2020 by way of regularizing the same period instead of creating a unnecessary gap in the service record and to pay the salary of the same period.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance raised herein is pending for appropriate decision before the respondents. At this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied in case respondent No.2 is directed to PAYAL 2024.02.02 11:28 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

2024:PHHC:012718 CWP-2008-2024 -2decide the pending letter/memo, dated 24.01.2023, Annexure P-17, in a specified period.

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Notice of motion.

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Ms. Tanushree Gupta, DAG, Haryana, appearing on advance notice, submits that the pending letter/memo shall be decided by respondent No.2 expeditiously.

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In view thereof, without going into merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2/Director, Department of Secondary Education, Haryana, to consider and decide the pending letter/memo dated 24.01.2023, by passing a speaking order in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order.

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In case the order is not passed within the stipulated period, the officer concerned shall pay costs of ₹25,000 to the petitioner. (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) JUDGE 31.01.2024 Payal Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No PAYAL 2024.02.02 11:28 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment