CWP No.677 of 2005 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 01.9.2010 VK Nigam ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.N.K.Malhotra, Advocate Mr.RD Sharma, DAG, Haryana Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) The petitioner joined as Lecturer in Physics in the respondents no.3 and 4-Institute. He stood retired on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.10.2004. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has not been granted the benefit of leave encashment. It is acceded to by the learned counsel for the parties that the matter is squarely covered by order dated 30.10.2000 passed by Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.14188 of 1999 wherein it has been directed as under:- CWP No.677 of 2005 2 “Accordingly, this petition allowed and the respondents are directed to make payment of leave encashment amount that is payable to the petitioner in accordance with law with interest at the rate of 15% per annum from the date of retirement till the date of payment. The amount accordingly found payable be paid within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order or from the date a copy of this order is supplied to the respondents.” Even Civil Appeal No.4112 of 2003 filed against the order of this Court granting leave encashment to a similarly situated person also stands dismissed on 12.11.2009 by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. In view of the above, the respondents are directed to make payment of leave encashment amount that is payable to the petitioner in accordance with law with interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of retirement till the date of payment, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is received by the competent authority. Disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 01.9. 2010 MFK