C.W.P. No. 7613 of 2011 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 7613 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: 18.10.2011 Harpreet Kaur and others ..........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..........Respondents BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Kavita Arora, AAG, Punjab. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. The claim of the petitioners in the present petition is for issuing directions to the respondents to make payment of the salary as the same is not being paid regularly. As per stand taken by learned counsel for the respondent- State on the last date of hearing, the salary of the petitioners have been paid upto March, 2011 and the salary of the remaining period would be released shortly. The salary of the employees has not been paid only because of the reason that the grant-in-aid has not been released by the Central Government. Notice was issued to Mr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Assistant Solicitor General of India on behalf of respondent No.4. As per office report, Mr. Sidhu was informed and necessary intimation was also sent to him but inspite of that he has not put in appearance. It is an admitted fact that the salary of the petitioners has not C.W.P. No. 7613 of 2011 (2) been paid because of not release of grant-in-aid by Central Government. Counsel for Union of India has not appeared in the case inspite of notice sent to him. The case was called in the morning as well as in the after noon but nobody has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.4. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to release the grant within a period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of the order. State of Punjab is also directed to release the salaries of the petitioners regularly and reimbursement can be made subsequently on getting grant-in-aid. In case the salaries of the petitioners are not released within ten days of every month, the petitioners shall be entitled for interest. Disposed of accordingly. October 18, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE