IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15164 of 1993 Date of Decision: November 23, 2009 Chaman Lal .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - None for the petitioner(s). Mr. B.S. Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing order dated 23.11.1993 (Annexure P-5) passed by respondent No.3 i.e. Deputy Commissioner –cum- Collector, Ludhiana. Further prayer is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to treat the period of suspension of the petitioner w.e.f. 8.10.1984 to 15.10.1991, on duty, and CWP No.15164 of 1993 [2] release the arrears of salary and other allowances alongwith consequential service benefits. Perusal of Annexure P-5 shows that period from 28.9.1984 to 14.10.1991 was treated as leave of kind due. The matter was admitted for regular hearing on 9.8.1994. As per the stand of the respondents taken in short affidavit filed on 2.3.1995, the entire period of suspension of the petitioner from 28.9.1984 to 14.10.1991 has been treated as `on duty’ for all purposes. Arrears of salary have been paid, amounting to Rs.1,30,424/-. It has further been pointed out that according to seniority list, the petitioner was not entitled to promotion as no Patwari junior to the petitioner has been promoted to the post of Kanungo. So far as retiral benefits are concerned, it has been contended that as and when the petitioner applies for the same, pension and gratuity would be sanctioned and forwarded to Accountant General, Punjab. In view of the short affidavit and stand of the respondents, the petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. (AJAI LAMBA) November 23, 2009 JUDGE CWP No.15164 of 1993 [3] avin