IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No.1748 of 2008 Date of Decision : March 24, 2009 Tara Chand Mehta ....Petitioner Versus Harcharan Jit Kaur Brar and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. K.G. Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.C. Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No. 1 to 3. Mr. N.D. Kalra, Advocate for respondents No. 4 and 5. T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) In his affidavit dated 19.3.2009, respondent No.3 has stated that the claim of the petitioner has already been considered and a speaking order passed on 12.2.2009 by the Director, Public Instructions, Punjab, Chandigarh, copy of which has been attached as Annexure R.1. The petitioner has been granted the Lecturer's grade from 1.12.1967 along with all the consequential benefits, subject to the decision of the L.P.A. already filed by the department. The petitioner has received an amount of Rs. 2,88,702/- on account of arrears of Lecturer's grade w.e.f. 27.11.1987 to 27.2.2009 along with interest @ 6% per annum. Respondents No. 4 and 5 have also been directed to send the case of the C.O.C.P. No.1748 of 2008 -2- petitioner for issuing the revised Pension Payment Order after refixing the pay of the petitioner in the revised scales. Learned counsel for respondents No. 4 and 5 states that the case of the petitioner for revision of pension in view of the grant of Lecturer's grade to the petitioner w.e.f. 1.12.1967 has since been sent to the Department. Learned State counsel submits that pension of the petitioner has since been revised vide order dated 6.3.2009, annexure R3. After obtaining instructions from Jasbir Singh, Senior Assistant, learned State counsel also takes the stand that while making the said payment the petitioner shall also be paid interest on the same @ 6% per annum. In view of the above, the present petition has been rendered infructuous and is, accordingly, disposed of. Rule is discharged. ( T.P.S. MANN ) March 24, 2009 JUDGE satish