Rakesh Kumar v. State Of Punjab And ORS

CWP No.18060 of 2024 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.18060 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 01.08.2024 Rakesh Kumar ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Lalit Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Addl. A.G., Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2 & 4.

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/release the complete retiral/pensionary service benefits and dues to the petitioner (including gratuity, dearness allowance, GPF/PF deposited by him, leave encashment, medical allowance, etc. and arrears of increment and other arrears) along with interest @ 18% p.a. for delay in the payment of above-mentioned service benefits till its realization. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, confines his prayer for deciding legal notice dated 16.07.2023 (Annexure P-3). He submits that at this stage, petitioner would be MOHD YAKUB 2024.08.01 18:37 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.18060 of 2024 (O&M) satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

3.

Notice of motion.

4.

On the asking of the Court, Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Addl. A.G., Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1, 2 and 4 and Mr. Shobhit Phutela, Advocate, who is on the panel of Department of Local Government, Punjab, has accepted notice on behalf of respondent No.3 and have no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

5.

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

6.

Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to decide legal notice dated 16.07.2023 (Annexure P-3), 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 01.08.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.08.01 18:37 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh