Palwinder Kaur v. State Of Punjab And Others

CWP-12317-2024 (O&M) - 1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP-12317-2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 23.05.2024 Palwinder Kaur ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and Others

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present :

Mr. Amrik Singh, Advocate for the petitioner ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY. J. (ORAL) 1.

The prayer in the present petition is for directing the respondents to refix the pay and consequent pension of the petitioner on notional basis with effect from 01.01.2018 by way of granting the annual increment according to the rules and in view of the judgment of a Coordinate Bench passed in CWP-32598 of 2019, titled Gurdev Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and another, decided on 16.03.2022, Annexure P-1, against which the LPA-922-2022, stands decided on 09.04.2024, wherein a batch of petitions with lead LPA-696-2022, titled as State of Punjab and another vs. Malagar Singh. In this regard, a legal notice dated 11.04.2024, Annexure P-5, has been served upon respondents, which has yet not evoked any response. He thus, at this stage, on instructions, submits that the petitioner is sanguine of it being considered in a positive manner, in case, a direction is given to the respondents to decide the same in a time bound manner by granting him an opportunity of hearing.

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Notice of motion.

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notice on behalf of the respondent-State and has no objection to the limited prayer made.

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In view of the above and without commenting on the merits of the case, this petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 11.04.2024 in light of the afore-referred judgments, within a period of 6 months, which this Court has no reason to believe the authorities would not address in a just, fair and reasonable manner. Upon doing so, after notice and hearing offered to him and if found entitled, grant the benefit forthwith. Needless to say, if the orders are adverse to his interest, the same shall contain reasons and the petitioner shall be free to seek legal redress thereupon. (AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 23.05.2024 M.Kamra Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes / No Whether reportable :

Yes / No MOHIT 2024.05.23 18:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment