High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/25249/2018disposed of

Shisya Pal Sethi @ S P Sethi v. State Of Haryana And ORS

2019-07-18Mr. Justice Amit Rawal2 pages

CWP No.25249 of 2018 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.25249 of 2018 (O&M) Date of Decision.18.07.2019 Shisya Pal Sethi @ S.P. Sethi

...Petitioner

Vs State of Haryana and another

...Respondents

Present:

Mr. Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate for petitioner.

Mr. Gaurav Jindal, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

Mr. R.D. Bawa, Advocate for respondent No.2.

CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL -.- AMIT RAWAL J. (ORAL) Prayer in instant petition is for issuance of mandamus to respondents to count service rendered from 13.12.2004 to 1.2.2012 as Environmental Engineer in the respondent Department and further to count service of suspension period from 19.3.2008 to 1.12.2012 as regular service and release all consequential benefits for said period, owing to acquittal of petitioner vide judgment dated 7.3.2018 passed by Special court, Panchkula. A representation dated 07.07.2018 (Annexure P-18) has been submitted to respondent No.2 but no action has been taken so far.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he will be satisfied if a direction is issued to the 2nd respondent-Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Panchkula to consider the representation dated 07.07.2018 (Annexure P-18) within a stipulated period.

PANKAJ KUMAR 2019.07.23 10:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP No.25249 of 2018 (O&M) -2Without going into the merits and demerits of the claim of the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to direct 2nd respondentChairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Panchkula to consider the representation dated 07.07.2018 (Annexure P-18) within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and shall pass a speaking order thereon after affording an opportunity of hearing to petitioner, failing which respondent No.2 shall be liable to pay costs of `50,000/- to the petitioner. This condition of imposing costs is only to prevent petitioner to run from pillar to post and avail remedy of contempt in case of non-compliance of directions issued by this Court.

The writ petition stands disposed of with the above direction.

(AMIT RAWAL) JUDGE July 18, 2019 Pankaj* Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable No PANKAJ KUMAR 2019.07.23 10:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document