IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 1400 of 2009 Date of Decision: 29.1.2009. Smt. Dropti Bajaj ---Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ---Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Jaishree Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Petitioner is aggrieved of the order dated 1.10.2008 whereby she was retired from service on the after noon of 31.10.2008 on attaining the age of 58 years, which was considered as the age of superannuation. Aggrieved of the aforesaid order, the petitioner approached this Court through the medium of CWP No. 18018 of 2008. This petition came to be disposed of vide order dated 30.10.2008 with the following direction:- “ After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent no.3 to decide the representation (Annexures P-8 and P-9) within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. In case the representations filed by the petitioner are accepted, then the petitioner shall be deemed to be in service and shall continue upto the age of 60 years. The petitioner shall also be entitled to all consequential benefits.” Consequent upon the aforesaid order, the Principal of Shivalik College of Pharmacy, Naya Nangal, Distt. Ropar passed order dated CWP No. 1400 of 2009 -2- 16.12.2008 (Annexure P-15) whereby the representation of the petitioner has been rejected merely on the basis of a communication from the Director, Local Govt. Punjab. The order is totally non-speaking and even the contents of the communication of Director Local Govt. has also not been disclosed. It appears that the impugned order has not been passed by the competent authority and is also not in accordance with the directions/intentions of the Court. Without going into the merits of the case, the order dated 16.12.2008 is hereby set aside and the Director, Local Govt. Punjab is directed to consider the representations of the petitioner (Annexures P11, P12) and legal notice (Annexure P14) afresh and pass an appropriate order after affording an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner and after hearing the petitioner and on consideration of the material as the petitioner may decide to produce, the Director will pass the appropriate speaking order. In the event, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. The entire process be completed within a period of two months from the date of service of certified copy of this order upon the Director. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 29.1.2009 lucky