CWP No.5861 of 2002 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.5861 of 2002 Date of Decision: 23 - 10 - 2009 Miss Reeta .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Puneet Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma, Addl.A.G., Punjab for respondent No.1. Ms.Sandeep Sodhi, Advocate for Mr.Anupam Gupta, Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in the subject of Commerce in the respondent-College. The appointment letter Annexure P3 reveal that petitioner was given appointment on 22.10.2001 and she had joined the services of respondent-College on 23.10.2001 and the appointment was permanent subject to petitioner's completing the probation period of one year. Before the petitioner could complete her probation period, her services were dispensed with on 21.3.2002. Hence, the CWP No.5861 of 2002 [2] petitioner worked with the respondent-College for a period of five months. The only grievance which counsel for the petitioner has urged before this Court is that petitioner was appointed in the scale of Rs.8000-13500/- but she was given Rs.8,000/- P.M. and she has not been given the salary in the scale in which she was appointed. In the reply, it was stated that respondent-College was facing financial crisis and the petitioner was paid the salary like other lecturers with the understanding that the deficit of allowances will be cleared as and when the funds are available with the college. Admittedly, petitioner had worked for a period of five months in the years 2001-2002. Counsel for the parties are in agreement that for redressal of grievance of the petitioner, a lump sum amount of Rs.25,000/- be awarded to the petitioner. In view of the statements made by counsel for the parties, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction that respondent-College shall pay to the petitioner a sum of Rs.25,000/- within three months from today, failing which the respondents shall pay interest at the rate of 8% from the date of order till payment. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) October 23, 2009. JUDGE RC