Rajender Kumar Jain And Another v. State Of Haryana And Others

2024:PHHC:002299 CWP-28357-2023 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-28357-2023 Date of Decision: 10.01.2024 Rajender Kumar Jain and another

...Petitioner(s)

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State of Haryana and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present:- Mr. Deepak Sonak, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Rohit Arya, DAG, Haryana *** TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to revise the pension of the petitioners and grant them arrears in view of office memorandum dated 10.01.2018, Annexure P-2. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that grievance raised herein is pending for appropriate decision before the respondents. At this stage, the petitioners will be satisfied in case respondent No.3 is directed to decide the pending legal notice, dated 18.09.2023, Annexure P-4, in a specified period.

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Notice of motion.

PAYAL 2024.01.10 17:57 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

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Mr. Rohit Arya, DAG, Haryana, appearing on advance notice, submits that the pending legal notice shall be decided by respondent No.3 expeditiously.

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In view thereof, without going into merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3/Engineer-In-Chief, P.W. Irrigation & Water Resources Department, to consider and decide the pending legal notice dated 18.09.2023, by passing a speaking order in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order.

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In case the order is not passed within the stipulated period, the officer concerned shall pay costs of ₹25,000 to the petitioners. (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) JUDGE 10.01.2024 Payal Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No PAYAL 2024.01.10 17:57 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment