CWP No.17696 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.17696 of 2010 Date of Decision: 29.09.2010 **** Surmukh Singh ... Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. …Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Prashant Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner retired from the post of Panchayat Officer w.e.f. 31.05.2000 when he was posted in Panchayat Samiti at Macchiwara. He now seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents for the grant of arrears of pay w.e.f. 01.01.1996 to 18.08.1997 as well as ACP on completion of 24/32 years of service. (2). In this regard the petitioner has already represented the authorities and it appears from the documents on record that the respondents are delaying the final decision for no valid reason due to which the petitioner is deprived of his dues as CWP No.17696 of 2010.doc - 2 – is evident from the latest communication dated 29.01.2010 (Annexure P-16) which indicates that the ACP increments after 24/32 years of service could not be granted to the petitioner for want of the bills which were submitted by respondent No.5. (3). In these circumstances and without expressing any views on the petitioner’s claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents No.2 to 6 to swing into action immediately and dispose of the petitioner’s above-mentioned claim within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order and if found entitled for the same, to grant the consequential monetary benefits to him within the stipulated period. (4). Ordered accordingly (5). Dasti . 29.09.2010 vishal shonkar (SURYA KANT) JUDGE