IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** C.W.P. No.19521 of 2010 Date of Decision:14.11.2011 Harbans Singh .....Petitioner Vs. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Sharwan Sehgal, Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondents. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J.(Oral) The prayer of the petitioner in the present petition is for issuance of direction to the respondents to pay all the balance amount of retiral benefits after counting ad-hoc/ work-charge service with effect from 1.1.1979. Notice of motion was issued on 1.11.2010. In spite of issuing notice to the respondents, neither reply has been filed nor counsel for the respondents is present. The case was adjourned on 5.9.2011 on the request made by learned counsel for the petitioner by stating that the duty of the petitioner on work charge basis has been counted with a condition that the petitioner will deposit GPF amount but he has not been intimated as to how much is the amount, which is to be deposited and what is the account number and where this amount is to be deposited. The case was adjourned on request made by learned counsel for the respondents to get instructions in the case. Again on 19.9.2011, the case was adjourned on request made C.W.P. No.19521 of 2010 -2- by learned counsel for the respondents. Today, the case was called twice, but neither any reply has been filed nor the counsel for the respondents is present in the Court. In spite of having dates on two occasions, the petitioner has neither been told the amount, which is to be deposited nor any account number has been intimated to him where the amount is to be deposited. It is the second round of litigation as earlier also the petitioner filed C.W.P. No.11012 of 2009, which was disposed of on 27.7.2009 with a direction to decide legal notice in accordance with law. In compliance of the direction issued by this Court on 27.7.2009, the legal notice served upon the respondents was decided vide order dated 30.4.2010 wherein it is specifically mentioned that the petitioner is entitled to pensionary benefits with effect from 20.2.1985 to 28.2.2009 and in case the petitioner deposits his share of GPF amount along with interest, his period of work charge from 1.1.1979 to 19.2.1985 would be counted for the purpose of pensionary benefits. The present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to count the work charge period of the petitioner subject to deposit of the amount by the petitioner. The respondents are also directed to intimate the amount as well as account number, where the amount is to be deposited within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order. The necessary exercise be completed within a period of four weeks thereafter. November 14, 2011 ( DAYA CHAUDHARY ) renu JUDGE