Dismissed

State of Haryana and Ors. v. Naveen Kumar Monga

Punjab & Haryana HC25 Sept 2018LPA/553/2018

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This intra-Court appeal by the State of Haryana challenging a High Court order granting pensionary benefits to a former university employee was dismissed. The Court observed that an affidavit admitted the post was pensionable and found no infirmity in the impugned judgment.

What did the court decide?

The appeal was dismissed, affirming the order of the learned single Judge allowing pensionary benefits to the respondent.

State of Haryana and Ors. Vs Naveen… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Punjab & Haryana HC (2018)

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I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH

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LPA No. 553 of 2018 ( O&M) DATE OF DECI SI ON: 25. 09. 2018

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The St at e of Har yana and ot her s

…. . Appel l ant s

ver sus

Naveen Kumar Monga

CORAM: - HON’ BLE MR. JUSTI CE KRI SHNA MURARI , CHI EF JUSTI CE HON’ BLE MR. JUSTI CE ARUN PALLI , JUDGE

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Pr esent : Shr i Deepak Bal yan, Addi t i onal Advocat e Gener al , Har yana f or t he appel l ant

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Mr . Ramesh Hooda, Advocat e f or t he r espondent

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KRI SHNA MURARI , CHI EF JUSTI CE ( Or al ) :

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For t he r easons ment i oned i n CM- 1484- LPA- 2018 and CM1483- LPA- 2018, del ay of 27 days i n f i l i ng and 100 days i n r e- f i l i ng t he appeal i s condoned and appl i cat i ons st and di sposed of .

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Thi s i nt r a- Cour t appeal under cl ause X of t he Let t er s Pat ent has been f i l ed by t he St at e of Har yana chal l engi ng t he j udgment and or der dat ed 24. 07. 2017 passed by l ear ned si ngl e Judge al l owi ng t he wr i t pet i t i on and hol di ng t he r espondent - pet i t i oner t o be ent i t l ed f or benef i t of past ser vi ce r ender ed by hi m as Juni or Dat a Ent r y Oper at or i n Gur u Jambheshwar Uni ver si t y of Sci ence and Technol ogy, Hi sar , f or t he pur poses of cal cul at i ng t he pensi onar y benef i t s.

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Dur i ng t he cour se of ar gument s, an i ssue ar ose as t o whet her t he ser vi ce r ender ed by pet i t i oner as Juni or Dat a Ent r y Oper at or i n Gur u Jambheshwar Uni ver si t y was pensi onabl e or not . Vi de or der dat ed 09. 08. 2018, we r equi r ed l ear ned Addi t i onal

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PARKASH CHAND 2018.09.27 12:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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Advocat e Gener al t o cl ar i f y t he posi t i on by f i l i ng an af f i davi t . Today, an af f i davi t has been f i l ed wher ei n i t i s admi t t ed t hat t he post of Juni or Dat a Ent r y Oper at or hel d by t he r espondent - pet i t i oner i n Gur u Jambheshwar Uni ver si t y was a pensi onabl e post . The af f i davi t al so r ecor ds t hat t he r espondent - pet i t i oner was gr ant ed ext r a- or di nar y l eave f or a per i od of one year wi t h ef f ect f r om 30. 10. 2006 t o enabl e hi m t o j oi n as Juni or Engi neer ( Ci vi l ) and, subsequent l y, t he r esi gnat i on t ender ed by hi m was accept ed by t he Vi ce Chancel l or of t he Uni ver si t y on 09. 11. 2006.

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The l ear ned si ngl e Judge has al so t aken i nt o account t he f act of an i dent i cal l y si t uat ed empl oyee Smt . Seema Rani who had al so j oi ned as a Dat a Ent r y Oper at or one day af t er t he r espondent - pet i t i oner and t he benef i t of t he ser vi ce r ender ed i n t he Uni ver si t y was ext ended t o her by t he St at e f or cal cul at i ng t he pensi onar y benef i t s.

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Ref er ence may al so be made t o a ci r cul ar i ssued by t he Fi nanci al Commi ssi oner & Pr i nci pal Secr et ar y t o Gover nment of Har yana, dat ed 12. 10. 2010 cl ar i f yi ng t hat wher e an empl oyee, who was el i gi bl e f or t he benef i t of Of f i ce Memor andum dat ed 07. 01. 2002, i s r e- appoi nt ed on or af t er 01. 01. 2006 i n t he Gover nment depar t ment , he wi l l be cover ed under t he Punj ab CSR Vol ume- I I ( Ol d Pensi on Scheme) whi ch i s appl i cabl e t o Gover nment empl oyees who j oi ned Gover nment ser vi ce pr i or t o 01. 01. 2006 pr ovi ded t hat he had appl i ed t hr ough pr oper channel and was gover ned under t he ol d noncont r i but or y pensi on scheme of hi s pr evi ous or gani zat i on. The condi t i ons ment i oned i n t he af or esai d ci r cul ar ar e f ul l y appl i cabl e i n t he case of t he r espondent - pet i t i oner .

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PARKASH CHAND 2018.09.27 12:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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I n vi ew of above, we do not f i nd any i nf i r mi t y i n t he i mpugned j udgment passed by l ear ned si ngl e Judge al l owi ng t he benef i t t o t he r espondent - pet i t i oner and t he same does not r equi r e any i nt er f er ence. The appeal i s devoi d of any mer i t and accor di ngl y st ands di smi ssed.

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( KRI SHNA MURARI ) CHI EF JUSTI CE

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( ARUN PALLI ) JUDGE

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1. 2018 par kash

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NOTE: Whet her speaki ng/ non- speaki ng: Speaki ng Whet her r epor t abl e: YES/ NO

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PARKASH CHAND 2018.09.27 12:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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