IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No. 42 of 2009 Date of decision:- 16.11.2009. Jagir Singh Kahlon (s/o Dalip Singh), Lecturer, Govt. Arts and Sports College, Jalandhar. ...Petitioner Versus 1. Mrs. Anjali Bhawra, Secretary, Deptt. Of Higher Education, Govt. of Punjab, Mini Secretariat, Chandigarh-160009. 2. Sh. Jaspal Singh, Special Secretary with additional charge of Director Public Instruction (Colleges) Punjab, Chandigarh-17. ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Sahu, AAG Punjab. RAKESH KUMAR GARG J. As per the averments made in this contempt petition, the petitioner, who is working in a Government College as Lecturers, filed CWP No.6331 of 2000 for counting the benefits of adhoc service to get him senior scale/selection grade as per UGC Letters dated 27.11.1990 and 25.12.1998. The aforesaid civil writ petition was disposed of by the Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 22.09.2008 in terms of order dated 05.08.2008 passed in CWP No. 15272 of 2007, which reads as follows:- “In view of the facts mentioned above, we direct the Secretary, Higher Education, Punjab, Chandigarh to prepare a cheque(s) for each of the petitioners for the amount due. Needful be done within a period of seven days from today, failing which officer concerned shall come present in the Court on the next date of hearing.” 2. The grievance of the petitioner in this contempt petition is that despite the aforesaid directions, passed by this Court, the respondents have failed to decide the claim of the petitioner. In response to show cause notice, COCP No. 42 of 2009 -2- issued by this Court, an affidavit of Ms. Maninder Kaur Dhillon, Director of Public Instruction (Colleges) Punjab, Chandigarh was filed, wherein, it has been submitted that in order to comply with the orders, passed by this Court, the Department of Finance has provided a sum of Rs.25,58,523/-, which have been disbursed to the Colleges' Principals vide letter No.31/80-64-08-S(7) dated 11.12.2008 and the pay fixation of all such petitioners including the petitioner have been done after verifying their service record. The bills of the petitioners have been submitted to the Treasury by the respective Principals of the Government Colleges in the State of Punjab and most of the petitioners have been released the payment. 3. In view of the aforesaid reply filed and the fact that there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners, I am not inclined to proceed further in this petition. 4. However, if any of the petitioner has not been released the payment, as mentioned in the affidavit of the respondent, submitted before this Court, he shall be entitled to revive the present contempt petition. 5. Rule discharged. November 16, 2009 ( Rakesh Kumar Garg ) vj Judge