IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 4895 of 2008 Date of Decision: 20.10.2009. Rajinder Parshad --Petitioner Versus Union of India and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. M.L. Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Nitin Kumar, Advocate for the respondents. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) The petitioner was recruited as a Constable in the respondent department on 20.7.1964. He earned promotions and retired as Naik on 31.12.1997 on attaining the age of superannuation. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has not been granted the benefit of the 5th Pay Commission and the revised pension. The petitioner is claiming the benefit of revised pay scale and the arrears since 1985. In the reply filed by the respondents, it is stated that the pay of the petitioner was fixed after giving benefit of higher pay scale. It is further stated that he has also been granted the benefit of 5th Pay Commission. The averments made in the reply regarding the re-fixation of the pay scale on the basis of recommendations of the 5th Pay Commission are not disputed during the course of the arguments. The only grievance of the petitioner is that the benefit has not been actually released to the petitioner. In view of the limited scope of the writ petition, the same is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the benefit on the basis of the pay fixed by the respondents, if, not already released, within a period of three months from today. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 20.10.2009 lucky