In CWP No. 11144 of 2023-PUNJ HC- P&H HC comes to aid of litigants seeking consideration of their plea regarding release of revised pay arrears of 6^th Pay commission before competent Authority, directs speaking order to passed within 2 months
Justice Pankaj Jain [22-05-2023]

 

Read Order:Daljit Singh And Others Vs. State Of Punjab And Others

Tulip Kanth

Chandigarh, May 23, 2023: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the competent Authority to look into the representation of the petitioners who approached the Court for issuance of a direction to the respondent-authorities to release the revised pay arrears of the 6th Pay commission w.e.f. July, 2021 to September 2022.

The petitioner submitted that he would be satisfied if the said representation is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

The Counsel for the respondent confirmed that the competent authority will look into the matter and will take a decision on the claim raised by the petitioner in the representation, in accordance with law.

 Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case or the claim being made by the petitioner, the Single-Judge Bench of Justice Pankaj Jain directed the Competent Authority to consider and decide the claim made in the representation in accordance with law, by passing a speaking order within a period of 2 months. 

“In case, the petitioner is found entitled, his claim be released within a period of six weeks thereafter. In case, the respondents are of the opinion that the claim of the petitioner merits rejection the same be adjudicated upon by passing a speaking order after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner within the time as stipulated hereinabove”, the Bench held while disposing off the petition.