Punjab-Haryana High Court
Hem Raj vs Bhakra Beas Management Board And Ors on 26 September, 2018
Author: Jaspal Singh
Bench: Jaspal Singh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Sr. No.111
Civil Writ Petition No.21245 of 2018
DECIDED ON: September 26, 2018
HEM RAJ
..PETITIONER
VERSUS
BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD, SECTOR 19,
CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS
...RESPONDENTS
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASPAL SINGH
Present: Mr. S.K. Gupta, Advocate,
for the petitioner.
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JASPAL SINGH, J. (ORAL)
Through the instant civil writ petition, preferred under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has sought an issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant time bound promotional scale after 9/16 years from the date of his promotion to the post of Clerk after treating as induction post and to re-fix his pay w.e.f. due date and to grant arrear of pay and other consequential benefits with interest @ 18% p.a.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that though legal notice was served upon the respondents on 16.02.2018 (P-11) but till date neither any response to the said legal notice has been received nor any final action has been taken. He further submits that he feels satisfied in case a direction is issued to respondents to decide the above said legal notice (P-11), within some specified period.
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3. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to look into the grievances unfolded by the petitioner in the legal notice dated 16.02.2018 (P-11) and to take a conscious decision by passing a speaking order, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
4. However, if petitioner still feels aggrieved by any of the orders passed by the aforesaid authority, he shall be at liberty to have recourse to the other remedies available under law as well as to approach this Court.
September 26, 2018 (JASPAL SINGH)
Ankur JUDGE
Whether speaking/reasoned Yes
Whether reportable Yes/No
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