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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/22681/2018disposed of

Beant Kaur v. State Of Punjab And ORS

2018-09-07Mr. Justice Rameshwar Singh Malik2 pages

CWP No.22681 OF 2018 --1--

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.22681 OF 2018 DECIDED ON: SEPTEBER 07, 2018 BEANT KAUR AND ORS.

.....PETITIONERS

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

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

Present:

Mr. Harbans Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners.

***** JASPAL SINGH, J.

By virtue of instant petition preferred under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, petitioners have sought issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant family pension to the petitioner in view of law laid down by this Court in CWP No.2371 of 2010, titled as "Harbans Lal v. State of Punjab and ors." (P-7) and treat the husband/father of the petitioners to be governed by old pension scheme prior to 02.03.2004 and on that basis grant family pension. And further to grant all the consequential benefits and interest @ 18% per annum on delayed payment. 2.

At the very outset of the arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that legal notice dated 24.07.2018 (P-22) was duly served upon the respondents but till neither any response has been received nor any conscious decision has been taken. He further submits that petitioners feel SONIKA 2018.09.20 16:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CWP No.22681 OF 2018 --2-- satisfied in case direction is issued to respondents to decide aforesaid legal notice (P-22) in view of Harbans Lal's case (supra), within a stipulated period. 3.

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2-Director General, Punjab Police, Punjab Police Head Quarter, Sector 9, Chandigarh to look into the grievances unfolded by the petitioners in legal notice (P-22) and to take a conscious decision in the light of judgments already referred to in legal notice (P-22), within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

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However, if petitioners still feel aggrieved by any order of the aforesaid authority, they shall be at liberty to have recourse to the remedies available under law as well as to approach this Court. SEPTEBER 07, 2018 (JASPAL SINGH) sonika JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable Yes/No SONIKA 2018.09.20 16:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh