IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA No. 711 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 27.07.2011 Union of India and another ..Appellants Versus Ex.G.S.178887-M PNR Baljinder Singh ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH, Present : Mr. Sandeep Bansal, Advocate, for the appellants. 1.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** M.M.KUMAR, .J. 1. The instant appeal under Clause X of the Letters Patent is directed against the judgment dated 08.09.2010 rendered by the learned Single Judge directing the respondent to consider the claim of the appellant sympathetically for grant of adequate compensation from the Risk Fund and also for ex-gratia grant. The aforesaid directions have been issued on the basis of a judgment rendered by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Union of India & Anr. Vs. Bashirbhai R.Khiliji 2008(1) All India Services Law Journal 252. The claim of the appellant that he was entitled to invalid pension has been rejected on the ground that in the General Reserved Engineering LPA No. 711 of 2011 (O&M) [2] Force the appellant had served for 4 years and 6 months alone. Infact, he was working as a Helper Driver in the official vehicle with one Kushal Singh, Driver and met with an accident. Kushal Singh expired in the accident and the appellant suffered severe injuries with fracture in both the legs. His claim for disability pension was declined on the ground that his service was less than 10 years which would not qualify for pension. It was in the aforesaid background that the learned Single Judge issued a direction for grant of adequate compensation from the Risk Fund and also ex-gratia grant on the basis of Hon'ble the Supreme Court judgment rendered in the case of Bashirbhai R.Khiliji (supra). A period of six months has also been fixed by the learned Single Judge for doing the needful. 2. Having heard the learned counsel for the appellant we find no ground to interfere in the view taken by the learned Single Judge, the appeal does not merit admission and the same is hereby dismissed. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (GURDEV SINGH) JUDGE 27.07.2011 'ravinder'