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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/34303/2024disposed of

Buta Singh v. State Of Punjab

2024-12-18Mr. Justice Namit Kumar2 pages

CWP No.34303 of 2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.34303 of 2024 Date of decision: 18.12.2024 Buta Singh ....Petitioner

Versus

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

Present:

Ms. Manmohan Kaur Dhaliwal, 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 full pension, gratuity, leave encashment and other service/retiral/pensionary benefits to the petitioner along with interest @ 18% per annum, from due date i.e. 31.12.2022 i.e. from the date of retirement. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for claiming the aforesaid relief, the petitioner has submitted a legal notice dated 27.09.2024 (Annexure P-2) 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.

4.

Mr. Surya Kumar, AAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1 and on the asking of the Court, Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, MOHD YAKUB 2024.12.18 17:39 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.34303 of 2024 Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.2 to 5 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.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 27.09.2024 (Annexure P-2), submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Necessary benefits, if any, found due to the petitioner shall be released expeditiously preferably within a period of four weeks thereafter.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 18.12.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.12.18 17:39 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh