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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Ex. Pet.(T) No.56 of 2024
Decided on: 11th March, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Om Kumari
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Vikas Rajput, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2.
Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate vice Mr. Tara Chand Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Following order was passed in the matter on 09.01.2025:-
“Learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record instructions memo dated 08.01.2025 issued by the Director, Higher Education, along with office
order dated 09.01.2025 from the Principal, GGSSS, Dharamshala, addressed to the Director, Higher Education.
Learned Deputy Advocate General submits that the Principal will personally visit the office of respondent No.3 to verify the petitioner’s service record to remove the objections raised by respondent No.3 concerning the petitioner’s pension case forwarded by the respondent-State.
1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes
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It is further submitted by the learned Deputy Advocate General that needful shall be done within two weeks. Additionally, learned counsel for respondent No.3 assures that upon removal of the objections raised in the pension case of the petitioner, necessary order will be passed by respondent No.3 within two weeks thereafter.
List the matter thereafter.”
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Pursuant to the above directions, learned counsel for the respondents have placed on record the revised Pension Payment Order as also the Commutation of Pension sanctioned in favour of the petitioner under the Revised Pay Scale of 2016.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner though has now been released Leave Encashment as well as Gratuity under the Revised Pay Scale of 2016, however, she has not as yet been paid arrears of revised pension and commutation of pension under the Revised Pay Scale of 2016.
Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submit that needful shall be done by the respondents in accordance with the applicable government instructions for releasing the remaining benefits to the petitioner.
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Taking note of the above submissions, present execution petition is disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy in accordance with law for the redressal of her surviving grievances at an
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appropriate stage, in case necessity so arises. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua March 11, 2025
Judge Mukesh