IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
COCP No.997 of 2009
Date of decision: 22.10.2009
Devender Singh ......Petitioner(s)
Versus
Sh. Vijay Singh and anr. ......Respondent(s)
CORAM:- HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG
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Present: Mr. S.P. Chahar, Advocate for the petitioner.
Dr. Amarpreet Sandhu, Advocate for the respondents.
Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral)
The grievance of the petitioner before this Court is that
despite directions dated 28.4.2008, the respondent has failed to make the
payment of disability pension to the petitioner.
In response to the show cause notice issued by this Court, an
affidavit of Sh.Tarul Kaul, Col., Dir MS. (T&C) has been filed in Court which
is taken on record. In the aforesaid affidavit, it is submitted as under:-
“That SLP (Civil) No.6414 of 2009 filed by the
respondent 20.4.2008 pronounced by Hon’ble High
Court stands admitted in the Hon’ble Supreme Court of
India. Conditional sanction No.B/74303/D-33/DGMS-
3D/162/2009/54/AG/PS-4 (Legal) dated 08 October
2009 of the order is being appended herewith. The
same is subject to decision of SLP.”
Dr. Amarpreet Sandhu, Advocate appearing on behalf of the
respondent, on instructions from Captain Ms. Jaspreet Kaur, states that
payment in pursuance of the aforesaid order dated 8.10.2009 shall be
released to the petitioner within four weeks from today.
In view of the aforesaid, I am not inclined to proceed further in
this petition.
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Rule discharged.
However, it is made clear that if the assurance given by the
learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent before this Court is
not honoured, the petitioner shall be at liberty to revive this contempt
petition.
October 22, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE