High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/4958/2016disposed of

Chanan Singh v. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd And ORS

2016-03-16Mr. Justice A.B. Chaudhari2 pages

CWP No. 4958 of 2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No. 4958 of 2016 Date of decision: 16.03.2016 Chanan Singh ....Petitioner(s)

Versus

Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. and others

...Respondent(s)

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

Present:

Mr. S.K. Rattan, Advocate, for the petitioner.

G.S.SANDHAWALIA, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks the grant of pension and other pensionary benefits by counting daily wages/work charge service w.e.f. 14.11.1986 to 16.09.1994, approximately 7 years and 11 months. The case of the petitioner is that he joined as Beldar on work charge basis on 12.11.1986 at Sub Divisional Officer, M.P.H. Sub Division, PSEB, Talwara Township, District Hoshiarpur. Thereafter, he was designated as Beldar and his services were regularized and he joined accordingly on 17.09.1994 and was further promoted as Assistant Line Man on 30.04.1999 and retired on 31.05.2015 from the respondent-Corporation. Accordingly, counsel submits that for the purposes of pensionary benefits, the above said period is also liable to be counted. Reliance is placed upon a Division Bench judgment of this Court in Kasmir Chand vs. PSEB, 2005

(4) SCT 298.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that a legal notice dated 01.02.2016 (Annexure P-4) has also been served upon the respondents for the necessary relief but no action has been taken on the same. He further SHIVANI GUPTA 2016.03.19 12:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CWP No. 4958 of 2016 submits he would be satisfied if a time bound decision is taken on the said legal notice.

Keeping in view the limited relief sought, this Court is of the opinion that there is no need to call upon the respondents to file reply. Accordingly, without commenting on the merits of the case this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 1 or the competent authority to decide the legal notice dated 01.02.2016 (Annexure P-4) within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order. Needless to say if the relief is to be denied, a reasoned order be passed and conveyed to the petitioner.

16.03.2016 (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) shivani JUDGE SHIVANI GUPTA 2016.03.19 12:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh