High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/20648/2023disposed of

Dilbag Singh And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

2023-10-30Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

2023:PHHC:138215 In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CM-16492-CWP-2023 in/and CWP-20648-2023 (O&M) Date of Decision:-30.10.2023 Dilbag Singh and others ... Petitioners

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State of Punjab and others ... Respondents

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. K.K.Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J.(Oral) CM-16492-CWP-2023 In view of the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and the matter is preponed from 30.01.2024 and is taken on Board today itself.

Main case

1. The petitioners herein seek that their date of enlistment as Constable be brought at par with the date when SPOs junior to the petitioners were enlisted as Constable on out of turn basis. The petitioners also pray for grant of other consequential benefits.

2. It has been submitted that the case of the petitoners is fully covered by a judgment dated 16.3.2023 passed by this court in CWP-5648-2017 titled as MOHAN SINGH 2023.10.30 18:26 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

CWP-20648-2023 (O&M) ( 2 ) 2023:PHHC:138215 Sukhmander Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others (Annexure P4).

3. Notice of motion.

4. At this stage, on the asking of this Court Mr. Inderpreet Singh Kang, AAG, Punjab who is present in the Court accepts notice. Learned State counsel submits that the case of the petitioners shall be considered in accordance with law and since they have already sent a legal notice dated 6.6.2023 (Annexure P-5) and the same has not been decided, some direction may be issued at this stage for expeditious disposal of the legal notice.

5. In view of the aforesaid submission, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.3 to 10 to consider the legal notice dated 6.6.2023 (Annexure P-5) in accordance with law while bearing in mind the ratio of judgment dated 16.3.2023 (Annexure P-4) and to dispose of the same expeditiously preferably within a period of 6 months from today.

6. A copy of this order along with copy of legal notice dated 6.6.2023 (Annexure P-5) be sent to respondents No.3 to 10 for necessary compliance. 30.10.2023 ( GURVINDER SINGH GILL ) mohan JUDGE Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No MOHAN SINGH 2023.10.30 18:26 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment