Punjab-Haryana High Court
Dharampal vs State Of Haryana Ana Anr on 26 April, 2024
Author: Harsimran Singh Sethi
Bench: Harsimran Singh Sethi
Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:057124
CWP No. 9407 of 2024 2024:PHHC:057124
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
(108) CWP No. 9407 of 2024
Date of Decision : 26.04.2024
Dharampal
...Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana and another
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI
Present: Mr. Anil Saini, Advocate with
Mr. Himanshu Chhabra, Advocate for the petitioner.
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Harsimran Singh Sethi J. (Oral)
1. In the present petition, the prayer of the petitioner is that keeping in view the Instructions dated 03.11.2017 (Annexure P-2), which were issued on the basis of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 213 of 2013 titled as State of Punjab Vs. Jagjit Singh, decided on 26.10.2016, the petitioner is entitled for the minimum of the pay scale of the post on which he is working but the same is not being granted to him, which action of the respondents is arbitrary and illegal, hence, the petitioner be given the pay equivalent to the minimum of the pay scale for the period 16.04.2016 to 31.01.2022 along with interest.
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Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:057124
CWP No. 9407 of 2024 2024:PHHC:057124
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2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already raised the said grievance in the legal notice dated 04.03.2024 (Annexure P-8) but the same is still pending consideration with the respondents and the petitioner will be satisfied, at this stage, in case a direction is issued to the respondents to decide the same by passing an appropriate speaking order in a time bound manner.
3. Notice of motion.
4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Harish Nain, learned Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State and submits that in case, the legal notice dated 04.03.2024 (Annexure P-8) has been received in the office of the concerned authorities and the same is still pending consideration with the authorities concerned, the same will be decided by the competent authority within a period of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of certified copy of this order by passing an appropriate speaking order.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that keeping in view the statement of learned State counsel, the present petition may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further.
6. Ordered accordingly.
April 26th, 2024 (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI)
kanchan JUDGE
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable : Yes/No
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