IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7537 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 28, 2010. Dr.Ravinder Singh Thind .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.H.S.Dhindsa, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is a Medical Officer in the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Punjab. He was arrested on 9.10.2006 in a case FIR No.268 dated 4.9.2006 under Sections 302/120-B/420 IPC, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Amritsar and as a result thereof, was placed under suspension with effect from the date of his arrest. The petitioner has been released on bail on 22.6.2009 and it appears that a departmental enquiry was also going on against him. The petitioner claims that for giving an effective opportunity to defend himself in the disciplinary proceedings, he is required to be paid the subsistence allowance which has been arbitrarily withheld. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have represented to the Secretary to Health and Family Welfare C.W.P.No .7537 of 2010 2 Department, Government of Punjab as well as the Enquiry Officer vide representations dated 31.12.2009 (Annexure P-3/T) and 4.3.2010 (Annexure P-4), respectively but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any views in respect of the claim put forth by the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim for release of subsistence allowance to him in accordance with Rules by passing a speaking order preferably within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 28, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE