The Court disposed of the writ petition by directing the respondents to decide the petitioners' representations regarding re-fixation of pay within three months, without commenting on merits.
Respondents directed to decide the representations dated 18.06.2018 within three months from receipt of certified copy of this order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CWP-20605-2019 Date of decision: - 14.08.2019
Dalel Singh and another
....Petitioners
Versus
State of Haryana and others
.....Respondents
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI
Present:None for the petitioners.
HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (ORAL)
Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners claiming the re-fixation of their pay in view of the orders of this Court passed in CWP No.16084 of 1997, CWP No.2757 of 1998 and CWP No.4518 of 2000 which were upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, vide order dated 08.12.2015 (Annexure P-5) being Civil Appeal No.8661 of 2009.
Petitioners claim that they are similarly situated with those who have been granted the relief by this Court but the same has not been granted to them only on the ground that they have not approached this Court and were not the petitioners in above mentioned writ petitions.
From the pleadings, it transpires that for the relief which has been claimed in the present writ petition, petitioners have submitted a representations dated 18.06.2018 (Annexure P-7 Colly.) which are still
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pending consideration with the respondents.
Interest of justice will be served, at this stage, in case a time bound direction is issued to the respondents to decide the said representations by passing the appropriate speaking order.
Without commenting upon the merits of the case or about the entitlement of the petitioners for the relief which has been claimed by them in the representations dated 18.06.2018 (Annexure P-7 Colly.), the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the representations dated 18.06.2018 (Annexure P-7 Colly.) within a period of three months from the receipt of certified copy of this order.
Present writ petition stands disposed of.
( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) August 14, 2019 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reasoned/speaking? Yes Whether reportable? No
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are entitled to re-fixation of pay as similarly situated employees who were granted relief in other petitions.
Whether the representations submitted by the petitioners require a time-bound decision by the respondents.
Dalel Singh and another
State of Haryana and others
Harsimran Singh Sethi
As recorded by the court registry
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