CWP No.3264 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO: CWP No.3264 of 2009 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: May 28, 2009 Dr.HARBIR SINGH DHILLON ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present: Mr.Aashish Chopra , Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab. ***** PERMOD KOHLI, J.(ORAL) The petitioner's request for voluntary retirement has been rejected vide order dated 19.1.2009 (Annexure P-11), on account of scarcity of doctors with the Health Department, Punjab. The same is the stand in the reply. The issue involved in the judgment passed by Division Bench dated 22.12.2008 in the light of CWP No.4150 of 2008 wherein following observations have been made:- “Counsel for the respondents submits that as there is acute shortage of doctors with the Punjab Government, therefore, the prayer of the petitioner is not being allowed for voluntary retirement. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we find that the respondents have been referred to any rule by which they can disapprove the prayer of the petitioner seeking voluntary retirement. The petitioner has already served more than 25 years and is entitled to voluntary retirement in terms of rule 3 of the Punjab Civil Service (Premature Retirement) Rules, 1975. Resultantly, we quash the order dated 33..2008 (Annexure P/4) and CWP No.3264 of 2009 (O&M) -2- allow this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to pass an order for voluntary retirement of the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.” Since, the similar plea raised by the respondents has already been rejected, this petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment. May 28, 2009 (PERMOD KOHLI) Vt JUDGE