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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/12547/2024disposed of

Ajay Singh v. State Of Punjab And Others

2024-05-27Mr. Justice Namit Kumar2 pages

CWP No.12547 of 2024 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.12547 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.05.2024 Ajay Singh ....Petitioner

Versus

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

Present:

Mr. V.K. Shukla, Advocate for the petitioner.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to cover the appointment of petitioner under Old Pension Scheme.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, confines his prayer for deciding notice of demand dated 14.03.2024 (Annexure P-3). He submits that at this stage, petitioner would be satisfied, if the said notice of demand, is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

3.

Notice of motion.

4.

Mr. Teevar Sharma, AAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2. On the asking of the Court Mr. Vipul Jindal, Advocate, who is on the panel of Department of Local Government, Punjab, has accepted notice on behalf of respondent No.3 and have no MOHD YAKUB 2024.05.27 18:41 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.12547 of 2024 (O&M) objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

5.

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

6.

Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3, to decide notice of demand dated 14.03.2024 (Annexure P-3), expeditiously submitted by the petitioner by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of 03 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 27.05.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.05.27 18:41 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh