Sandeep Singh v. The Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd . Punsup

CWP No.8897 of 2024 (O&M) 2024:PHHC:053470

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.8897 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.04.2024 Sandeep Singh ....Petitioner

Versus

The Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP) through its Managing Director ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Tahaf Bains, Advocate for the petitioner.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondent to clear the period of probation of the petitioner w.e.f. 17.03.2018 when the period of one year concluded and to pass appropriate orders counting the period of probation against the period actually spent on the post of Inspector Grade-I and to release the annual grade increment w.e.f. March, 2018 along with arrears from the date they fell due and to release 4 years ACP benefits which fell due in March, 2021, along with arrears and to release the arrears of salary along with interest and in alternative to direct the respondent to decide the legal notice dated 22.03.2024 (Annexure P-3) filed by the petitioner.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, confines his prayer for deciding legal notice dated 22.03.2024 MOHD YAKUB 2024.04.22 17:18 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.8897 of 2024 (O&M) 2024:PHHC:053470 (Annexure P-3). He submits that at this stage, petitioner would be satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

4.

Notice of motion.

5.

Mr. Navdeep Chhabra, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent and has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

6.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record of the case.

7.

Keeping in view the limited prayer addressed at the time of arguments, facts and circumstances of the case but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to expeditiously decide legal notice dated 22.03.2024 (Annexure P-3) submitted by the petitioner by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of 03 months from receipt of certified copy of this order. (NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 22.04.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.04.22 17:18 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh