Uma Shankar And Others vs State Of Punjab And Others

Punjab-Haryana High Court

Uma Shankar And Others vs State Of Punjab And Others on 4 April, 2024

                                              Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:045845
‭CWP-2966-2020 (O&M)‬                           ‭2024:PHHC:045845‬
                                                               ‭-‬‭1‭-‬ ‬
                ‭IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA‬
                            ‭AT CHANDIGARH‬
‭242‬
                                                          ‭ WP-2966-2020 (O&M)‬
                                                          C
                                                          ‭Date of decision: 04.04.2024‬

‭Uma Shankar and others‬
                                                                                    ‭....Petitioners‬
                                         ‭Versus‬

‭State of Punjab and others‬
                                                                                   ‭...Respondents‬

‭CORAM:‬ ‭HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY‬ ‭*****‬ ‭Present :‬ ‭Mr. Balbir Singh, Advocate‬ ‭for the petitioners.‬ ‭Mr. Charanpreet Singh, AAG, Punjab.‬ ‭*****‬ ‭AMAN CHAUDHARY. J (Oral)‬ ‭1.‬ ‭The‬ ‭prayer‬ ‭in‬‭the‬‭present‬‭Civil‬‭Writ‬‭Petition‬‭filed‬‭under‬‭Articles‬ ‭226/227‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Constitution‬ ‭of‬ ‭India,‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭issue‬ ‭a‬ ‭writ‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭nature‬ ‭of‬ ‭mandamus,‬ ‭for‬ ‭directing‬ ‭the‬ ‭respondents‬ ‭to‬ ‭refix‬ ‭the‬ ‭date‬ ‭of‬ ‭regular‬ ‭appointment‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭by‬ ‭counting‬ ‭their‬ ‭daily‬ ‭wages‬ ‭services‬ ‭for‬ ‭pension‬‭and‬‭to‬‭allot‬‭the‬‭GPF‬‭account‬‭number,‬‭alongside‬‭release‬‭of‬‭pensionary‬ ‭benefits in accordance with provisions of Punjab Civil Service Rules.‬ ‭2.‬ ‭Learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭submits‬ ‭that‬ ‭all‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners,‬ ‭except‬ ‭Nos.23‬ ‭and‬‭24‬‭have‬‭been‬‭granted‬‭the‬‭relief‬‭as‬‭sought‬‭for‬‭release‬‭of‬‭benefits‬‭under‬‭the‬ ‭Old‬ ‭Pension‬ ‭Scheme.‬ ‭The‬ ‭case‬ ‭is‬ ‭squarely‬ ‭covered‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭in‬ ‭Municipal‬ ‭Council,‬ ‭Qadian‬ ‭vs.‬ ‭Musthaq‬ ‭Masih‬ ‭and‬ ‭others,‬ ‭LPA-666-2022,‬ ‭dated‬ ‭21.12.2023,‬ ‭decided relying‬ ‭on‬ ‭Harbans‬‭Lal‬‭vs.‬‭State‬ ‭of‬ ‭Punjab‬ ‭and‬‭others‬‭,‬‭2012(3)‬‭SCT‬‭362.‬‭He‬‭prays,‬‭on‬‭instructions‬‭that‬‭they‬ ‭would‬‭be‬‭satisfied,‬‭in‬‭case‬‭a‬‭direction‬‭is‬‭given‬‭to‬‭the‬‭respondents‬‭to‬‭decide‬‭the‬ ‭same in a time bound manner by granting them an opportunity of hearing‬‭.‬ ‭3.‬ ‭Learned‬ ‭State‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭has‬ ‭no‬ ‭objection‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭limited‬ ‭prayer‬ ‭made.‬ 1 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 06-04-2024 16:56:04 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:045845 ‭CWP-2966-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭2024:PHHC:045845‬ ‭-‬‭2‭-‬ ‬ ‭4.‬ ‭In‬‭view‬‭of‬‭the‬‭aforesaid‬‭and‬‭without‬‭commenting‬‭upon‬‭the‬‭merits‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭case,‬ ‭this‬ ‭petition‬ ‭is‬ ‭hereby‬‭disposed‬‭of‬‭with‬‭a‬‭direction‬‭to‬‭respondent‬ ‭No.1‬ ‭to‬ ‭consider‬ ‭and‬ ‭decide‬ ‭the‬ ‭claim‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners,‬ ‭Nos.‬ ‭23‬ ‭and‬ ‭24,‬ ‭taking‬ ‭note‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭aforesaid‬ ‭judgments‬ ‭as‬ ‭also‬ ‭the‬ ‭relief‬ ‭granted‬ ‭to‬ ‭other‬ ‭petitioners,‬ ‭within‬ ‭three‬ ‭months,‬ ‭and‬ ‭if‬ ‭found‬ ‭entitled,‬ ‭necessary‬ ‭benefit‬ ‭be‬ ‭released to them forthwith.‬ ‭(AMAN CHAUDHARY)‬ ‭JUDGE‬ 0‭ 4.04.2024‬ ‭Hemant‬ ‭ hether speaking/reasoned‬ W :‭‬ ‭ es / No‬ Y ‭Whether reportable‬ ‭:‬ ‭Yes / No‬ 2 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 06-04-2024 16:56:05 :::