Ajmer Singh v. Prtc Patiala & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.17094 of 1995 Date of decision: 2.2.2016 Ajmer Singh ... Petitioner

Versus

PRTC, Patiala and another ... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV NARAIN RAINA

Present:

None for the petitioner.

Mr.Raman Mahajan, Advocate, for the respondents.

***** 1.

To be referred to the Reporters or not?

2.

Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? RAJIV NARAIN RAINA, J. (Oral) Time was sought from this Court on 27.5.2015 to move an application for bringing on record the LRs of the deceased-petitioner. No steps have been taken thereafter by the learned counsel to bring the LRs on record.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has informed the Court Secretary that efforts to contact the LRs of the petitioner have turned out to be futile though it cannot be said with certainty that the cause of action has abated since it involves pension and gratuity and other retiral benefits which are claimable by LRs but all the same, in the absence of LRs on record, it would serve no useful purpose to keep this petition hanging fire and it may PARITOSH KUMAR 2016.02.08 15:00 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

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on the other hand be more appropriate to close the file with liberty to the LRs of the petitioner to approach this Court, in case they wish to claim any benefit arising out of the estate of the petitioner with respect to the prayer made in this petition.

A copy of this order be sent to the village Chowkidar of petitioner late Ajmer Singh driver No.822 son of Shri Dhian Singh, village and post office Phulari Kalan, Tehsil Sirhind, District Fatehgarh Sahib for information.

(RAJIV NARAIN RAINA) JUDGE February 2, 2016 Paritosh Kumar PARITOSH KUMAR 2016.02.08 15:00 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document