Ajit Singh v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Pensionary benefits – counting of service period 2001-2007
Case brief
What is this about?
Ajit Singh v. State of Punjab and others, CWP-25578-2024 with CM No. 6569-CWP-2025, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, Harsimran Singh Sethi J. (Oral), decided 07.05.2025 - counting of service period 2001-2007 for pensionary benefits of a Junior Engineer appointed in 2007 with effect from 2001; identical issue earlier raised in Kuljeet Singh v. State of Punjab, CWP No. 11501 of 2025 (decided 29.04.2025); State unable to rebut; impugned order treated as withdrawn; liberty to pass fresh speaking order within eight weeks; petition disposed of as not pressed; replication taken on record.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of as not pressed; respondent-State granted liberty to pass a fresh speaking order on the counting of the 2001-2007 service period for pensionary benefits within eight weeks - the relief to be granted if found feasible, otherwise due reasons to be recorded in the speaking order for not accepting it.