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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/20316/2018disposed of

Neelam Sidhu v. State Of Punjab And ORS

2018-08-16Mr. Justice Rameshwar Singh Malik2 pages

CWP No.20316 OF 2018 --1--

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.20316 OF 2018 DECIDED ON: AUGUST 16, 2018 DR. NEELAM SIDHU ....PETITIONER..

VS.

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

....RESPONDENTS..

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASPAL SINGH Present:- Mr. Vinod K. Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

***** JASPAL SINGH, J.

Through instant petition, preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has sought issuance of a writ especially in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to release interest on delayed payment of leave encashment as per law.

2.

At the very outset of the arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner feels satisfied in case direction is issued to respondent(s) to decide legal notice dated 21.06.2018 (P-4), in a time bound manner.

3.

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent(s) to reconsider the legal notice (P-4) and take a conscious decision, in the light of observations made by Full Bench of this Court in case captioned as "R.S. Randhawa vs. State of SONIKA 2018.08.28 15:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CWP No.20316 OF 2018 --2-- Punjab, 1997 (3) RSJ 318 as well as Punjab Govt. Instructions No.1/15/90IFPIII/4226, dated 10.05.1990, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. If the concerned authority comes to the conclusion that petitioner is entitled to relief claimed through legal notice (P-4), to make the payment thereof within a period of next one month. 5.

However, if petitioner still feels aggrieved by any of the orders passed by the concerned authority, she shall be at liberty to have recourse to other remedies available under law including to approach this Court. AUGUST 16, 2018 (JASPAL SINGH) sonika JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes Whether reportable:

Yes/No SONIKA 2018.08.28 15:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh