High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/22960/2023disposed of

Satnam Singh And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

2023-10-11Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

2023:PHHC:131991 In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CWP-22960-2023 (O&M) Date of Decision:-11.10.2023 Satnam 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. Jasbir Singh Mohri, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J.(Oral)

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 petitioners is fully covered by a judgment dated 16.3.2023 passed by this court in CWP-5648-2017 titled as Sukhmander Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others (Annexure P-8).

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 18.7.2023 Pankaj Kakkar 2023.10.11 17:34 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

CWP-22960-2023 (O&M) ( 2 ) 2023:PHHC:131991 (Annexure P-10) 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 respondent No.2-the Director General of Police, Punjab, to get the legal notice dated 18.7.2023 (Annexure P-10) examined in accordance with law and the ratio of judgment dated 16.3.2023 (Annexure P-8), so that the same is disposed off expeditiously preferably within a period of 6 months from today.

6. A copy of this order along with copy of legal notice dated 18.7.2023 (Annexure P-10) be sent to respondent No. 2-the Director General of Police, Punjab for getting the needful done.

11.10.2023 ( GURVINDER SINGH GILL ) mohan JUDGE Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No Pankaj Kakkar 2023.10.11 17:34 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document