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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/13427/2023disposed of

Manjit Kaur v. Punjab Agricultural University And ANR.

2024-10-16Mr. Justice Namit Kumar2 pages

CWP No.13427 of 2023 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.13427 of 2023 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.10.2024 Manjit Kaur ....Petitioner

Versus

Punjab Agricultural University and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Ms. Mannat Anand, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Uday Agnihotri, Advocate for the respondents.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to accept the claim of the petitioner to exercise option to switch from Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) to Pension Scheme. Further prayer has been made to direct the respondents to decide the representation dated 24.04.2023 (Annexure P-7) expeditiously and allow the petitioner to exercise option to switch from Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) to Pension Scheme. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for claiming the aforesaid relief, the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 24.04.2023 (Annexure P-7) and at this stage, the petitioner would be MOHD YAKUB 2024.10.16 17:48 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.13427 of 2023 (O&M) satisfied, if the said representation is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

3.

Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 4.

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

5.

Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and decide representation dated 24.04.2023 (Annexure P-7), submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 16.10.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.10.16 17:48 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh