IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 3195 of 2007 Date of decision: 22nd May, 2008 Rajinder Kumar … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Hemen Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. This petitioner seeks a direction for releasing of pending arrears to the petitioner, who has retired as Laboratory Assistant from respondent-college. The claim of the petitioner pertains to arrears of leave encashment, gratuity and provident fund etc. Case of the petitioner is that he joined the service with respondent No.3-Guru Nanak College, Ferozepur Cantt. in July 1976. He retired from the service on 31st January, 2006 after rendering about 30 years of service. He has not been granted arrears of pay from 01.01.1996 Civil Writ Petition No. 3195 of 2007 till date. He has been also denied arrears of difference of contribution of employer towards provident fund dues, as the said dues did not take into account additional DA. He was also entitled to leave encashment and gratuity. President of the managing committee of Guru Nanak College, Ferozepur Cantt.- respondent No.3 has passed a speaking order vide Annexure P-7. Case of the respondent-college, as per the speaking order (Annexure P-7) is that the case of the petitioner has been sent to the DPI (Colleges) for sanction of revised grade and as and when sanction is received, the college will be ready to make payment as per revised new grade. It has been further stated that similarly, PF and gratuity also cannot be paid under the revised new grade, until and unless sanction is received from the DPI (Colleges), for which case has already been sent by the college. Speaking order (Annexure P-7) has been passed on 6th October, 2006. No body has put in appearance on behalf of the college. This Court has dealt with the identical matter in CWP No. 3583 of 2007 (K.C. Sharma v. State of Punjab and others) decided on December 17, 2007. In view of the fact that the petitioner has retired after rendering about 30 years of service, he is entitled to all benefits in view of the order passed by this Court in K.C.Sharma’s case (supra). Present writ petition is allowed in terms of order passed by this Court in CWP No. 3583 of 2007 (K.C. Sharma v. State of Punjab and others). It will be appropriate that in the light of KC Sharma’s case (supra), 2 Civil Writ Petition No. 3195 of 2007 the claim of the petitioner is redressed by the respondent No.2, Director Public Instructions, Punjab Sector 17, Chandigarh. In case any other claim is not covered by the judgment of KC Sharma’s case (supra), petitioner shall make a representation to the respondent No.2, who shall look into the same and decided in accordance with law. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE [ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA] JUDGE May 22, 2008 rps 3