Amarjit Singh And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS
CWP No.13847 of 2024 (O&M)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH CWP No.13847 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 31.05.2024 Amarjit Singh and another ....Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR
Present:
Mr. Liaqat Ali, Advocate for the petitioners.
NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.
Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing respondents No.1 to 3, to consider the case of the petitioners and release the arrears of 6th Pay Commission from January, 2016 to May, 2021.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioners, at the very outset, confines his prayer for deciding the legal notice dated 12.02.2024 (Annexure P-2). He submits that at this stage, petitioners would be satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.
3.
Notice of motion.
4.
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 petitioners.
MOHD YAKUB 2024.05.31 15:58 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh
CWP No.13847 of 2024 (O&M) 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.2 to decide the legal notice dated 12.02.2024 (Annexure P-2), expeditiously submitted by the petitioners 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 31.05.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:
Yes/No Whether reportable:
Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.05.31 15:58 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh