COCP No.396 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. COCP No.396 of 2010 Date of Decision: 10.5.2010 Dalwinder Kaur .....Petitioner Vs. Sh.A.K. Chopra, The Principal Controller of Accounts (Pension), Dropadi Ghat, Allahabad ...Respondent .... CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA **** Present : Mr. Ravi Badyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Jyoti Sarin, Advocate for Ms.Renu Bala Sharma,Advocate for the respondent. .... RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral) The petitioner complains that the respondent has failed to comply with the order dated 30.11.2009, passed in CWP No.11391 of 2009. Ms.Jyoti Sarin, Advocate appearing on behalf of Ms.Renu Bala Sharma, Advocate for the respondent has produced in court a letter dated 23.4.2010. A relevant extract of the letter reads as follows :- “1. I am directed to refer to above cited court order and convey the sanction of the President of India for restoration of Ordinary Family Pension to Smt.Dalwinder Kaur w/o late No.1083306 Swr Sukhwinder Singh wef three years prior to filing of the writ petition, till she COCP No.396 of 2010 2 becomes ineligible for the same as per rules. The accrued arrears alongwith 12% interest may also be released to the widow. Necessary PPO may please be notified. 2. The above sanction is without any prejudice to the final outcome of the LPA, to be filed on behalf of UOI. In case the proposed appeal is decided in favour of UOI, the petitioner shall be liable to refund the entire amount paid to her in the ibid sanction. 3. The PCDA (Pens), Allahabad are also requested to work out the amount involved during the period of award and the same may be intimated to this Ministry so that ex-post-facto sanction for Charged expenditure be accorded. A copy of the PPO be endorsed to this HQ. 4. This letter issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence(Fin/Pens) vide their U.O. No.1161/Fin/Pen dated 21 Apr 2010.” Counsel for the respondent states that necessary sanction has been issued and in case the petitioner furnishes her account number, all arrears due to her would be released within six weeks. Counsel for the petitioner states that the amount due to the petitioner should be credited to the following account number :- “Smt. Dalwinder Kaur W/o late Chanchal Singh Account No.0663000102524180 Punjab National Bank Village and P.O. Ghanour, Distt.Patiala (Punjab) COCP No.396 of 2010 3 In view of the above statements, the contempt petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of accordingly. The respondent shall credit the amount due to the petitioner in the above account, within six weeks. Rule discharged. Liberty is, however, granted to the petitioner to seek revival, in case this order is not complied with. 10.5.2010 (RAJIVE BHALLA) GS JUDGE