Anita Salhan v. State Of Punjab And Others

CWP No.9225 of 2024 (O&M) 2024:PHHC:056073

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.9225 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 25.04.2024 Dr. Anita Salhan ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Ms. Sukhan Sekhon, Advocate and Ms. Kawaljit Kaur Dhillon, 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 certiorari, for quashing the Pension Payment Order (PPO) dated 07.06.2023 (Annexure P-8), passed by respondent No.3. Further a writ of mandamus has been sought for directing the respondents to revise the pension of the petitioner by including her past services as qualifying service for grant of pensionary benefits along with interest @ 12% per annum.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, confines her prayer for deciding legal notice dated 30.01.2024 (Annexure P-11). She 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.

MOHD YAKUB 2024.04.25 17:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.9225 of 2024 (O&M) 2024:PHHC:056073 5.

Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Addl. A.G., Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1, 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 respondent No.2, to expeditiously decide legal notice dated 30.01.2024 (Annexure P-11), submitted by the petitioner by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of 03 months from receipt of certified copy of this order. Benefits, if any, found due to the petitioner shall be released expeditiously preferably within a period of 04 weeks thereafter.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 25.04.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.04.25 17:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh