178 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA RAJINDER PAL SINGH PARAMJIT SINGH CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Mr. Athar Ahmed, DAG, Punjab HARKESH MANUJA Learned State counsel on instructions submits that vide order dated 17.03.2025 passed by the Director, Scho (Secondary), Punjab, the pe suspension to treated as qualifying service for pensionary benefits and upon notional fixation, the financial benefits shall be released in favour of the petitioner within a period of 4 weeks from today. In view of the aforesaid disposed of. Rule discharged. However, aforementioned period, as per the undertaking, the petitioner would be at liberty to seek revival the erring/concerned Officer would be liable to pay additional sum of Rs.50,000/- as costs from his/her own pocket in favour of the petitioner towards litigation expenses, immediately, i.e. on the first date of listing of revival application. 17.03.2025 Tejwinder IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: RAJINDER PAL SINGH Versus PARAMJIT SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the Mr. Athar Ahmed, DAG, Punjab **** ARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) Learned State counsel on instructions submits that vide order dated 17.03.2025 passed by the Director, Scho , Punjab, the period from 24.12.1998 suspension to 20.09.2017 i.e. the date treated as qualifying service for pensionary benefits and upon notional fixation, the financial benefits shall be released in favour of the petitioner within a period of 4 weeks from today. In view of the aforesaid undertaking Rule discharged. However, in case the needful is not done within the aforementioned period, as per the undertaking, the petitioner would be at liberty to seek revival of the contempt petition the erring/concerned Officer would be liable to pay additional sum of as costs from his/her own pocket in favour of the petitioner towards litigation expenses, immediately, i.e. on the first date of listing of revival application. Whether speaking/reasoned Whether Reportable IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-870-2025 Date of Decision: March 17, 2025 ........Petitioner ........Respondent HARKESH MANUJA Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Athar Ahmed, DAG, Punjab Learned State counsel on instructions submits that vide order dated 17.03.2025 passed by the Director, School Education 24.12.1998 i.e. the date of of reinstatement has been treated as qualifying service for pensionary benefits and upon notional fixation, the financial benefits shall be released in favour of the petitioner within a period of 4 weeks from today. undertaking, the present petition is in case the needful is not done within the aforementioned period, as per the undertaking, the petitioner would be of the contempt petition and in that eventuality, the erring/concerned Officer would be liable to pay additional sum of as costs from his/her own pocket in favour of the petitioner towards litigation expenses, immediately, i.e. on the first date of listing (HARKESH MANUJA) JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Yes/No 2025 17, 2025 Learned State counsel on instructions submits that vide l Education i.e. the date of of reinstatement has been treated as qualifying service for pensionary benefits and upon notional fixation, the financial benefits shall be released in favour of the the present petition is in case the needful is not done within the aforementioned period, as per the undertaking, the petitioner would be ity, the erring/concerned Officer would be liable to pay additional sum of as costs from his/her own pocket in favour of the petitioner towards litigation expenses, immediately, i.e. on the first date of listing TEJWINDER SINGH 2025.03.18 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document