IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 3122 of 2010 Date of Decision: 22.2.2010. Dharm Pal --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.S. Sangwan, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.K.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner is serving as Fitter Grade-II in the P.W.D (Public Health) Department, Charkhi Dadri, District Bhiwani. Petitioner is due to retire on 30.6.2010 from service. Petitioner had earlier availed earned leave w.e.f. 1.9.2009 up to 30.11.2009. Respondents have not sanctioned the earned leave for the aforesaid period nor paid any salary to the petitioner from 1.9.2009 till date. The petitioner has, accordingly, filed this petition (i) claiming salary for the aforesaid period (ii) a direction to the respondents to sanction the earned leave for the period in question and (iii) to forward his pension case for sanction on account of his impending retirement. The petitioner has earlier made various applications last being Annexure P-23, requesting for sanction of the earned leave. CWP. No. 3122 of 2010 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the application of the petitioner (Annexure P-23) for sanction of the earned leave. He further submits that the petitioner may be permitted to supplement the aforementioned application and also make claim for the salary since 1.9.2009. In view of the above, petitioner is permitted to make additional representation for salary within a period of two weeks. On receipt of the additional representation, respondents will take a decision on the representation as also the application of the petitioner for sanction of the earned leave within a period of one month thereafter. In the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. Simultaneously, respondents will also process the case of the petitioner for pensionary benefits. Petition disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 22.2.2010. lucky