High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/31396/2018disposed of

Krishan Lal Goyal And ORS v. State Of Punjab And ORS

2018-12-13Mr. Justice Arun Palli2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-31396-2018 Date of decision: - 13.12.2018 Krishan Lal Goyal and others ....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present:- Mr. Anish Batra, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL) In the present case, the petitioners have approached this Court with a prayer that the recovery done by the respondents in respect of amount paid to them as Leave Travel Concession is bad in law as the same has been done without issuing any show-cause notice and without giving any opportunity of hearing to them.

Counsel for the petitioners states that in the similar circumstances, this Court while deciding CWP No.23198 of 2015 titled 'Khazan Chand and others Vs. State of Punjab and others, decided on 06.10.2017, has already set aside the action of the respondent(s)-Bank in recovering the said amount. Petitioners claimed that they are simiarly situated as the petitioners in CWP No.23198 of 2015. Counsel for the petitioners further states that for the relief which has been sought in the present writ petition, the petitioners have NARESH KUMAR 2018.12.17 16:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CWP-31396-2018 -2served respondents with a legal notice on 23.10.2018 (Annexure P-11), which is still pending consideration with the respondents and the petitioners will be satisfied, at this stage, in case a time bound direction is given to the respondents to decide the said legal notice keeping in view the decision already rendered by this Court in CWP No.23198 of 2015, decided on 06.10.2017.

In view of the request made, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and the claim being made by the petitioners, the respondents are directed to decide the legal notice dated 23.10.2018 (Annexure P-11) 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 next three months.

Present writ petition stands disposed of.

( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) December 13, 2018 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reasoned/speaking?

Yes Whether reportable?

No NARESH KUMAR 2018.12.17 16:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh