High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/27315/2019disposed of

Baldev Singh Sehgal And ORS v. State Of Punjab And ANR

2019-09-23Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi2 pages

CWP-27315-2019 -1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-27315-2019 Date of decision: - 23.09.2019 Baldev Singh Sehgal and others ....Petitioners

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State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present:- Mr. Sukhdip Singh Brar, Advocate, for the petitioners.

**** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL) In the present case, the petitioners have approached this Court claiming the benefit of revision of pay-scale, which has already been allowed to the similarly situated persons in view of the orders passed by this Court in CWP No.22834 of 2013 and CWP No.26508 of 2013, decided on 22.03.2018.

Counsel for the petitioners contends that the said judgment is being implemented only qua the petitioners of the said writ petitions and the relief is not being granted to the present petitioners on the ground that they were not the petitioners in that writ petition and the judgment is to be implemented only qua the petitioners therein. Counsel for the petitioners states that some of the petitioners have filed representations dated 04.02.2019 and 22.04.2019 (Annexures NARESH KUMAR 2019.09.30 15:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CWP-27315-2019 -2P-9 and P-10), whereas the other petitioners have not raised their grievances before the respondent authorities, as being raised in the present writ petition and he prays that the petitioners, who are yet to make the representations, be given liberty to make representations within a period of six weeks from today and the representations so made be decided in a time bound manner by passing a speaking order. In view of the request made, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and the claim being made in the present writ petition or the representations already filed or yet to be filed by the petitioners before the respondent, the respondents are directed to decide the representations dated 04.02.2019 and 22.04.

2019 (Annexures P-9 and P-10) as well as the representations, which the petitioners will file in pursuance to the liberty granted hereinabove, by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. In case after the decision, it is found that the petitioners are entitled for any monetary benefit, the same shall also be released to them within a period of three months thereafter.

In view of the above, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) September 23, 2019 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reasoned/speaking?

Yes Whether reportable?

No NARESH KUMAR 2019.09.30 15:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh