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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/17922/2024disposed of

Nazir Hussain v. The Punjab Waqf Board And Another

2024-07-31Mr. Justice Namit Kumar2 pages

CWP No.17922 of 2024 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.17922 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 31.07.2024 Nazir Hussain ....Petitioner

Versus

The Punjab Waqf Board and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Arvind Galav, Advocate for Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to grant the financial assistance after retirement (FAAR) in terms of Order No.Estab/III/2017/2024 dated 09.02.2024 (Annexure P-5) w.e.f. 01.02.2024 and release the arrears w.e.f. 01.02.2024 till date including remaining gratuity along with interest in accordance with order dated 22.04.2022 (Annexure P-3) passed in CWP No.17197 of 2016, titled as "Nazir Hussain vs Legal Remembrancer and Director of Prosecutioncum-Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, U.T., Chandigarh. Further prayer has been made to consider and decide the claim made out in the legal notice dated 12.05.2024 (Annexure P-7) within the stipulated time.

MOHD YAKUB 2024.07.31 17:51 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.17922 of 2024 (O&M) 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, confines his prayer for deciding legal notice dated 12.05.2024 (Annexure P-7). He submits that at this stage, petitioner would be satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

3.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the record of the case.

4.

Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to decide legal notice dated 12.05.2024 (Annexure P-7), submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of 03 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 31.07.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.07.31 17:51 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh