LPA No.228 of 2008 (O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ... Letters Patent Appeal No.228 of 2008 (O&M) Decided on : May 01, 2009 Punjab State Electricity Board ... Appellant VERSUS Gobind Ram and others ... Respondents CORAM : HOB'BLE MR.JUSTICE UMA NATH SINGH HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Sukhbir Singh Advocate for the applicant-appellant. Mr.S.K.Sharma, Advocate. A.N.JINDAL, J.- CM No.808/2008 : Heard. On the grounds mentioned in the application, the delay of 39 days in filing the appeal is condoned. LPA No.228/2008 : This LPA is directed against the judgment dated 29.4.2008 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court directing the appellant – Electricity Board to consider the claim regarding interest payable to the respondents (petitioners in the writ petition) in the light of the judgment LPA No.228 of 2008 (O&M) [ 2 ] dated 18.9.1997 delivered in case CWP No.16439 of 1993 titled `Kartar Singh and others vs. State of Punjab' (Annexure P-1) and pay the interest accordingly to them, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the impugned order. It would be relevant here to reproduce the relevant observations in the judgment (Annexure P-1), as under:- “We have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the file. The points raised by the A.G.Punjab, had been dealt with by this Court in LPA No.756 of 1998 and had also been agitated in the Supreme Court not only at the time of filing of the SLP against the said judgment but also by filing a Misc. Application which too was dismissed on 17.12.1996. We are, therefore, of the opinion that the argument of the learned A.G.Punjab cannot be accepted in the circumstances. We, therefore, allow the writ petitions in the light of the judgment of this Court in Dr.Asa Singh's case (supra) and direct the respondents that all the pensionary dues which would become payable to the petitioners on account of this judgment shall be paid to them within six months from date of receipt of copy of this order. No costs.” Even otherwise, the appellant – Board had adopted the Government letter entitling its employees to make payment of interest on LPA No.228 of 2008 (O&M) [ 3 ] the grant of Dearness Allowance and enhanced gratuity. The judgment delivered in case of Dr.Asa Singh's case (supra) has settled the issue, as such, no interference in the impugned judgment is called for. Dismissed. ( UMA NATH SINGH ) ( A.N.JINDAL ) JUDGE JUDGE May 01, 2009 `gian