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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/31841/2024disposed of

Harbakhsh Singh v. State Of Punjab

2024-11-26Mr. Justice Namit Kumar2 pages

CWP No.31841 of 2024 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.31841 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.11.2024 Harbakhsh Singh ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Hitesh Verma, Advocate for the petitioner.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to release pension and other retirement benefits to the petitioner, who has retired from the post of Inspector, Census Branch, Municipal Council, Barnala on 30.03.2024. Further prayer has been made to direct the respondents to take action as per law on the application dated 08.05.2024 (Annexure P-1) as well as legal notice dated 09.09.2024 (Annexure P-3). 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for claiming the aforesaid relief, the petitioner has submitted a legal notice dated 09.09.2024 (Annexure P-3) and at this stage, the petitioner would be satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

3.

Notice of motion.

MOHD YAKUB 2024.11.26 17:24 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.31841 of 2024 (O&M) 4.

Mr. Surya Kumar, AAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2 and Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.3 and 4 and have no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record of the case.

6.

Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 09.09.2024 (Annexure P-3), submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 26.11.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.11.26 17:24 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh