Shamsher Singh And ORS v. State Of Punjab & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No. 13427 of 2015 Date of decision: 14.08.2015 Shamsher Singh and others ....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S.SANDHAWALIA

Present:

Mr. Ranjit Saini, Advocate, for the petitioners.

G.S.SANDHAWALIA, J. (Oral) The prayer made in the present writ petition is for directing the respondents to constitute an 'Officers Committee' to consider and grant 20% of the basic pay as additional pay to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.01.2006. It is the case of the petitioners that in a similar situation, different set of employees have also approached this Court in CWP No. 17814 of 2013, Sandeep Kumar and others vs. State of Punjab and others in which, it was directed on 18.11.2014 that the petitioners in that case should approach the State of Punjab through its Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Home Affairs and Justice. The consideration and decision of the representation which was to be filed at an early date was to be done by passing an appropriate order within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of representation. Respondent no. 1 was also directed to keep in mind the judgment of this Court in CWP No. 15833 of 2009, Hari Mohan Dixit and others vs. Punjab and High Court and others decided on 10.02.2011.

Notice of motion.

Mr. Pankaj Mulwani, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of SHIVANI GUPTA 2015.08.18 14:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

-2respondent no. 1. Copy of the writ petition has been supplied to him. Counsel for the petitioners submits that he would be satisfied if similar direction is issued in this case also and the legal notice dated 18.05.2015 (Annexure P-9) is also decided. It is further pointed out that the Government, on the receipt of the legal notice, had written to the Registrar (General) of this Court on 09.06.2015 and this Court, vide communication dated 10.07.2015, has further directed the State to furnish reply to the legal notice at its own level as this Court is only an implementing authority. Photocopy of the said communication has also been placed on record. Accordingly, keeping in view the limited relief which has been sought, this Court does not feel necessary to call upon the State for any reply. Respondent no. 1 shall accordingly take a decision on the legal notice as per the directions issued earlier by this Court in Sandeep Kumar's case (supra). Needful be done within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

With the above directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. 14.08.2015 (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) shivani JUDGE SHIVANI GUPTA 2015.08.18 14:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh