Ravinder Singh v. State Of Punjab & ORS

CWP 17661/2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:30/08/2016 Ravinder Singh ............Petitioner vs State of Punjab and others .............Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present:- Mr.Piyush Khanna,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh,J(Oral) Petitioner is working as a TB Health Visitor(TBHV) since 19.6.2008 on contract basis in District Hoshiarpur,Punjab under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP). The said scheme is administered by the Mission Director, National Health Mission-respondent no.3.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he was extended additional charge of another retired contractual worker and therefore, he was entitled to an additional payment upto 10% for having worked over and above his post against the vacancy. The said payment is demanded in view of the norms set up as per policy dated 29.7.2013(P-1). At the time of hearing, it is stated that the petitioner would be satisfied if respondent no.3 is directed to decide petitioner's legal notice dated 8.7.2016(P-3) within a specified time frame. The prayer made being reasonable is accepted. Accordingly, present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to decide the claim of the petitioner as set out Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2016.08.30 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document in his legal notice dated 8.7.2016(P-3) as well as in the present petition

CWP 17661/2016 within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order alongwith a copy of the present writ petition. Needless to say that if the relief prayed for is to be denied a speaking order shall be passed by respondent no.3 within the aforesaid specified period of three months.

Disposed of in the above terms.

30.08.2016 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge Whether speaking/ reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable:

Yes/No Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2016.08.30 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document