High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/20695/2018disposed of

Satpal Singh v. State Of Haryana And ORS

2018-09-17Mr. Justice Rameshwar Singh Malik2 pages

CWP No.20695 OF 2018 (O&M) --1--

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.20695 OF 2018 (O&M) DECIDED ON: SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 SATPAL SINGH .....PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

.....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASPAL SINGH

Present:

Mr. D.R. Kaith, Advocate, for the petitioner.

***** JASPAL SINGH, J.

CM-13517-CWP-2018 This is an application for placing on record retirement order of the petitioner.

Application is allowed as prayed for. Retirement order of the petitioner filed in compliance of order dated 20.08.2018, is taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. Be tagged at appropriate place. CM stands disposed of.

Main case Through instant civil writ petition, preferred under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has sought issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to refix the pay, release the benefit of SONIKA 2018.09.21 14:27 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CWP No.20695 OF 2018 (O&M) --2-- ACP scale, annual increments, full pay w.e.f. 08.06.2016 to 31.01.2018, remaining pay of suspension period, full amount of overtime allowance for the period 09.10.2017 to 31.01.2018, pension and pensionary benefits w.e.f. 01.02.2018 till date and arrears of same with interest @ 12% p.a. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that though legal notice dated 18.06.2017 (P-4) was duly served upon the respondents but till date neither any reply to the said legal notice has been received nor any final order has been passed by the respondents. He further submits that petitioner feels satisfied in case a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to decide aforesaid legal notice, in a time bound manner.

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2-Director General State Transport, Haryana, Sector 17, Chandigarh to look into the grievances unfolded by the petitioner in legal notice dated 18.06.2017 (P-4) and to take a conscious decision, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

However, if petitioner still feels aggrieved by any of the orders passed by the aforesaid authority, he shall be at liberty to approach this Court or to have recourse to the other remedies available under law. SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 (JASPAL SINGH) sonika JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable Yes/No SONIKA 2018.09.21 14:27 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh