High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/8581/2019disposed of

Hardev Singh Chahal And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

2019-03-29Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi2 pages

CWP-8581-2019 -1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-8581-2019 Date of decision: - 29.03.2019 Hardev Singh Chahal and another ....petitionerss

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State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present:- Mr. Amrik Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the department was of the view that the benefit of ACP cannot be granted to the junior engineer in view of the Govt. of Punjab Personnel Department Instructions dated 03.11.2006.

Learned counsel for the petitioners states that this Court while deciding CWP No.16446 of 2010 on 20.05.2013, held that the JEs are also entitled for the benefit of the instructions dated 03.11.2006. Further, the Letters Patent Appeal filed against the said order has already been dismissed by the Division Bench on 19.12.2014 (Annexure P-6). Learned counsel for the petitioners states that despite the fact that the relief has been extended to the similarly situated employees, the same has not been extended to the petitioners. NARESH KUMAR 2019.04.02 09:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CWP-8581-2019 -2Learned counsel for the petitioners further states that for the relief which has been claimed in the present writ petition, the petitioners has served the respondents with a legal notice dated 24.01.2019 (Annexure P-8), which is still pending consideration with the respondents and the petitioners will be satisfied, at this stage, in case a time bound direction is issued to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 24.01.2019 (Annexure P-8) by passing an appropriate speaking order. Without commenting upon the merits of the case or about the entitlement of the petitioners for the relief which has been claimed by them in the legal notice dated 24.01.2019 (Annexure P-8), the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 24.01.2019 (Annexure P-8) within a period of three months from the receipt of certified copy of this order. ( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) March 29, 2019 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reasoned/speaking?

Yes Whether reportable?

No NARESH KUMAR 2019.04.02 09:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh