IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 10513 of 2009 Date of Decision : July 17, 2009 Guru Nanak Khalsa Girls College, Baba Sangh Dhesian, Goraya ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) Learned counsel contends that the petitioner is entitled to release of grant-in-aid. The same is, however, not being released and as a result thereof the petitioner-College is not in a position to pay the salaries to its staff. Learned counsel relies upon order dated 21.3.2009 in CWP No. 4464 of 2009 titled BLM Girls College, Nawanshahr V. State of Punjab and others, judgment dated 18.12.2007 in CWP No. 14340 of 2006 titled Arya College, Ludhiana V. State of Punjab and others and judgment dated 24.4.2008 in CWP No. 5393 of 2008 titled Ramgarhia College of Education, Phagwara V. State of Punjab and others, whereby directions were issued to the State of Punjab to release the grant which was due and payable to the College authorities by way of grant-in-aid. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Palvinder Singh, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. CWP No. 10513 of 2009 -2- Copy of the petition has been handed over to learned State Counsel. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case in terms of the judgments as mentioned above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay 85% of the grant-in-aid due to the petitioner within a period of four months after clearance of objections by the petitioner, if any. Regarding balance 15% of the grant-in-aid, the petitioner may submit representation to the respondents. ( T.P.S. MANN ) July 17, 2009 JUDGE ajay-1