Nirmal Pal Kaur v. State Of Punjab And Others

CWP 14936 of 2021 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP 14936 of 2021 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 06, 2021 Nirmal Pal Kaur

...Petitioner

Versus

The State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FATEH DEEP SINGH Present :

Mr. Vikram Bali, 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 by directing the respondents to grant interest @ 18% from the date of accrual till date of payment of arrear of pension and other retiral benefits, for which, a legal notice dated 04.03.2021 (Annexure P-1) has also been served upon the respondent authorities.

Heard.

CWP 14936 of 2021 (O&M) Notice of motion.

At the asking of the Court Ms. Simran Grewal, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 and 2. 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 04.03.2021 (Annexure P-1) 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