Petitioners working as Masters/Mistresses sought intervention against salary disparity where a junior received higher pay. Court directed the respondent to consider the legal notice and pass a speaking order within eight weeks.
Direction to Respondent No.2 to consider the legal notice and pass a speaking order within eight weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CWP-1536-2019 (O & M) Date of decision: 21.01.2019
Bhushan Kumar and ors.
…. Petitioners
V/s
State of Punjab and ors.
...Respondent(s)
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA
Present: Mr. Sunny Singla, Advocate, for the petitioners.
Rajan Gupta, J. (Oral)
The petitioners are working as Masters/Mistresses and have been appointed on regular basis. Their grievance is that their junior (respondent No.3) is drawing higher salary. A legal notice dated 09.11.2018 (Annexure P-8) has been sent in this regard, but no action has been taken thereupon till date.
Notice of motion to respondents No.1 and 2 only.
On the asking of the court, Mr. Nikhil Chopra, Addl.A.G., Punjab, who is present in court, accepts notice on behalf of the State. Let three copies of the petition be supplied to him during the course of the day.
In view of the nature of the order being passed, there is no necessity to seek written statement.
The writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2 to objectively consider the legal notice (Annexure P-8) and pass a speaking order thereupon, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
(RAJAN GUPTA) January 21, 2019 JUDGE sukhpreet
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No
SUKHPREET KAUR 2019.01.22 11:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the State should consider a legal notice regarding salary disparity and pass a speaking order.
Bhushan Kumar
State of Punjab
Rajan Gupta
As recorded by the court registry
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