C.W.P. No. 18011 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 18011 of 2009 Date of Decision : May 25, 2011 Hem Singh Himalayan .... PETITIONER Vs. Punjab State Electricity Board and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. S.P.Thukral, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amrinder Singh, Advocate, for Mr.Pavit Singh Mattewal, Advocate, for respondents No. 1 and 2. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) It is an admitted position that while reducing the pay of the petitioner from ` 9700/- per month to ` 8825/- per month and that too, after his retirement, neither any order has been passed reducing the same nor any show cause notice was given to the petitioner. The action of the respondents, thus, cannot be said to be in accordance with law as the principles of natural justice have been clearly violated. C.W.P. No. 18011 of 2009 2 Accordingly, a direction is issued to the respondents to grant the benefits, as claimed by the petitioner, by taking his salary as ` 9700/- per month. However, liberty is granted to the respondents to issue a show cause notice to the petitioner giving therein the reasons for such reduction in pay. If such an exercise is done and the notice issued within a period of 15 days from today, the petitioner shall file a reply thereto within a further period of one month. On consideration of the same, final appropriate orders, in accordance with law, be passed by the respondents within further four weeks. The writ petition stands allowed with above observations. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 25, 2011 JUDGE pj