CWP No.14507 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision: 17.11.2010 TC Dogra and others ... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. PL Verma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. RD Sharma, DAG, Haryana, for respondent Nos.1 to 3. None for respondent No.4. Mr.Lokesh Sinhal, Advocate, for respondent No.5. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral) I have heard learned counsel for the parties at length. The petitioners had been working in the respondent-Colleges, i.e. privately managed aided Colleges, on different posts. They have retired from service after 1.1.1996 on attaining the age of superannuation. The employees of the privately managed/aided colleges are treated at par with the Government College employees in respect of pay and pensionary benefits. The petitioners being similarly situated employees of privately aided colleges challenged the action of the respondents in not releasing the leave encashment to them before this Court in CWP No.14188 of 1999- L.R. Sidana Vs. The State of Haryana etc. (Annexure P-2) which was allowed by a Division Bench on 30.10.2000. The petitioners made representation claiming the benefit of leave encashment in view of the CWP No.14507 of 2010 2 decision aforesaid vide Annexure P-3, but to no avail. Hence, the present writ petition. The controversy raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by a decision of this Court rendered in CWP No.14188 of 1999 (LR Sidana Vs. The State of Haryana etc.) on 30.10.2000, wherein the following directions/observations have been made:- “Accordingly, this petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to make payment of leave encashment amount that is payable to the petitioner in accordance with law with interest at the rate of 15% per annum from the date of retirement till the date of payment. The amount accordingly found payable be paid within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order or from the date a copy of this order is supplied to the respondents.” Even Civil Appeal No.4112 of 2003 filed against the order of this Court granting leave encashment to a similarly situated person also stands dismissed on 12.11.2009 by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. This judgment has been followed by this Court recently in CWP No.5738 of 2004 (Ramesh Chand Jindal Vs. State of Haryana and others) decided on 17.09.2009. In view of the above, present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to make payment of leave encashment amount that is payable to the petitioners in the writ petition in accordance with law with interest at the rate of 9 per cent per annum from the date of retirement CWP No.14507 of 2010 3 till the date of payment. Let the needful be done within three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received by the competent authority. 17.11.2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE