Surinderjit Sharma v. State Of Punjab & ORS

CWP No. 22390 of 2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No. 22390 of 2015 Date of decision: 19.10.2015 Surinderjit Sharma ....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

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

Present:

Mr. Amit Babbar, Advocate, for Mr. R.S. Manhas, Advocate, for the petitioner.

G.S.SANDHAWALIA, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks relief of grant of increment on account of completion of 9 years service in the cadre of Accountant w.e.f. 18.09.2009 in view of instructions dated 25.09.1998 (Annexure P-1) and for refixation of pension of the petitioner.

It is case of the petitioner that he was appointed as Accounts Clerk with the respondent-department and promoted as Senior Assistant and thereafter as Accountant on 18.02.2001, from which post he retired on 30.04.2011. He was entitled for the 9 years' increment w.e.f. 18.09.2009 but the same has not been granted in spite of recommendation dated 06.11.2013 by respondent no. 3 (Annexure P-3).

Counsel submits that he would be satisfied at this stage if a direction is issued to the respondents to take a decision on legal notice dated 12.02.2015 (Annexure P-4) served upon the respondents within a time bound frame.

Accordingly, keeping in view the limited relief sought, this SHIVANI GUPTA 2015.10.21 14:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CWP No. 22390 of 2015 Court does not feel it necessary to call upon the respondents to file reply. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 2 to take into consideration the legal notice dated 12.02.2015 (Annexure P-4) and decide the same within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order. Needless to say that in case the relief is to be denied, the order should contain reasons. 19.10.2015 (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) shivani JUDGE SHIVANI GUPTA 2015.10.21 14:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh