IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 104 CWP-12406-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 03.05.2025 MALKIT SINGH ...... Petitioner VERSUS PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LTD (PSPCL) AND OTHERS ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA *** Present :- Mr. Gaurav Kalsi, Advocate for Mr. Harchand Singh Batth, Advocate for the petitioner. *** Deepinder Singh Nalwa, J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, the petitioner is praying for release of his salary which has been withheld by the respondents w.e.f. January 2024. The petitioner is also claiming interest on account of delay in release of his salary with interest at the rate of 12% per annum. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that vide letter dated 08.01.2025 (Annexure P-14), the date of birth of the petitioner has been corrected and the same has to be read as 06.01.1969 as such, the petitioner is entitled for grant of his salary. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner on instructions from petitioner further submits that at this stage, he will be satisfied if the present writ petition be treated as a representation and a RIMPAL RANI 2025.05.06 12.11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-12406-2025 :2: direction is given to respondent No.2-Chief Engineer, Distribution South, Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd, Patiala to decide the same by passing an appropriate speaking order in a time bound manner. 4. Notice of motion. 5. Mr. Priyanka Malik, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of all the respondents and does not oppose the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to supply complete copies of the paper-book to learned counsel for the respondents, during the course of the day. 6. In view of above, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to treat the present writ petition as a representation and decide the same in accordance with law by passing an appropriate speaking order within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. In event, the petitioner is held entitled for grant of relief as per the law as claimed in the writ petition, the same be also released within a period of two weeks thereafter. (DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA) JUDGE 03.05.2025 Rimpal Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether Reportable : No RIMPAL RANI 2025.05.06 12.11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document