COCP No.973 of 2006 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.973 of 2006 Date of decision: October 09, 2006. Pala Singh @ Pal Singh ...Petitioner(s) v. B. Sarkar & Anr. ...Respondent(s) Present: Shri Pawan Kumar Goklaney, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri G.S. Cheema, Sr. Dy. Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner filed CWP No.15750 of 2005, which was allowed by this Court on 28.2.2006 and a direction was issued to the respondents to restore the pension with effect from 7.4.1998, which the petitioner was getting as a freedom fighter. It was also directed that the arrears of pension shall also be paid to the petitioner within a period of one month. Alleging non-compliance of the aforesaid order, this contempt petition has been filed. In compliance to the order dated August 4, 2006 by which the Learned State Counsel was directed to seek instructions, Mr. B. Sarkar, IAS, Secretary to Government of Punjab (Freedom Fighter Wing) has filed his affidavit dated 27.9.2006. In the said affidavit, it is averred that an SLP was COCP No.973 of 2006 -: 2 :- filed by the State Government against the above mentioned order of this Court and upon dismissal thereof by the Hon'ble Supreme Court on 22.9.2006, the petitioner's pension has been restored vide Punjab Government order dated 25.9.2006 and a direction has been issued to the Treasurer, Charitable Endowment, Punjab to make payment of arrears immediately. In this view of the matter and having regard to the fact that the directions issued by this Court have been substantially complied with, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to make payment of arrears of pension forthwith, if already not paid. October 09, 2006. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge