High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/29026/2018disposed of

Ashok Kumar Gupta v. State Of Punjab And ORS

2018-11-16Mr. Justice Arun Palli2 pages

YOGESH SHARMA 2018.11.16 17:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-29026-2018 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP-29026-2018 (O&M) Date of decision : 16.11.2018 Ashok Kumar Chopra ... Petitioner

Versus

Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board and others ... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI

Present:

Mr. Pawan Kumar Goklaney, Advocate for the petitioner.

**** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J.

The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking interest on the delayed release of the pensionary benefits. In Annexure P-1, it has been mentioned that even though the petitioner retired on 30.04.2017, but the retiral benefits were delayed ranging from three months to nine months and twelve days. Counsel for the petitioner states that in order to claim the said benefit, the petitioner has issued a legal notice dated 12.09.2018 to the Department, which according to the petitioner is pending consideration and the petitioner will be satisfied, if a direction is issued to the Competent Authority to decide the said legal notice, by passing a speaking order within the time frame.

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the

YOGESH SHARMA 2018.11.16 17:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-29026-2018 (O&M) present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority, to whom, the legal notice has been issued, to decide the same by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order.

( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) JUDGE 16.11.2018 Yogesh Sharma  Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/ No  Whether Reportable Yes/ No