Avtar Singh v. State Of Punjab And Others
CWP 14946 of 2021 (O&M)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH CWP 14946 of 2021 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 06, 2021 Avtar Singh
...Petitioner
Versus
The State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FATEH DEEP SINGH Present :
Mr. Puran Chand Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.
FATEH DEEP SINGH, J. (Oral) The matter has been taken up through video-conferencing on account of outbreak of pandemic COVID19. The petitioner has come up in this civil writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a prayer by way of writ of mandamus by directing the respondents to make payment of pension to the petitioner as the same was not granted after dismissal from 09.08.2012, for which, a legal notice dated 02.07.2021 (Annexure P-5) has also been served upon the respondent authorities.
Heard.
CWP 14946 of 2021 (O&M) Notice of motion to official respondents.
At the asking of the Court Ms. Simran Grewal, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Let copy of the paper book be supplied to her.
In the light of oral submissions of the petitioner side the directions are issued to the respondent authorities to duly consider the legal notice dated 02.07.2021 (Annexure P-5) as representation of the petitioner and decide the same in accordance with law by passing a speaking order, preferably, within a period of one month from the date of passing of this order.
Disposed off.
August 06, 2021 (FATEH DEEP SINGH) amit rana JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking :
Yes/No Whether reportable :
Yes/No