IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3697 of 2010 Date of decision: 27.01.2011. Darshan Singh Channa ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present: Mr. Harsimran Singh Sethi, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, D.A.G., Punjab. Mr. Jatinder J.C. Nagpal, Advocate for respondent No.4. ******* 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ******* SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner having been denied his retiral dues by the Municipal Council, Hoshiarpur and the State Government after his retirement from the post of Municipal Engineer on 31.08.2009 due to pendency of a charge-sheet, the respondents were directed to consider his claim for the 100% provisional pension along with arrears in the revised pay scale. Learned counsel for the Municipal Council, Hoshiarpur, states that the pension case of the petitioner has been submitted to the Deputy Director, Local Government, Jalandhar-respondent No.3. Civil Writ Petition No.3697 of 2010 -2- Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab states that the competent authority shall accord the necessary approval within a period of one month. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at this stage with a direction to the respondents to release 100% provisional pension along with arrears to the petitioner in the revised pay scale within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Since the other retiral dues have been withheld due to the pendency of the charge-sheet issued in the year 2008 to which the petitioner has already submitted his reply, the respondents are directed to expedite the disposal of the pending disciplinary proceedings within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 27.01.2011 (SURYA KANT) Gagan JUDGE