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Punjab Court Imposes Fresh Cost Over 25-Year Pension Delay
A pension case has been waiting in court since 2001.
The people who filed it want their pension benefits to be recalculated and increased.
The Punjab government did not submit its written reply for nearly 25 years.
The court criticised the government for not dealing with the case.
It had already ordered a Rs 1 lakh cost because of the delay.
The court then ordered two senior health officials to pay another Rs 50,000.
Justice Sandeep Moudgil issued the new order on August 25.
The court said the government’s approach was careless and unacceptable.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court imposed a fresh cost of Rs 50,000 on two senior Punjab Health Department officials.
The action followed the state government’s failure to file a reply in a petition pending since 2001.
The petition concerns the re-computation and enhancement of pensionary benefits for Vishnu Dutt and others.
The court had previously imposed a Rs 1 lakh cost over the prolonged delay.
Justice Sandeep Moudgil criticised the government’s failure to address the matter for nearly 25 years.
- Who
- The Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Sandeep Moudgil, two senior Punjab Health Department officials, and petitioners including Vishnu Dutt.
- What
- The court imposed a fresh cost of Rs 50,000 after the Punjab government again failed to file its written statement in a pension petition.
- Where
- The Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- When
- The fresh order was passed on August 25; the petition has been pending since 2001, and the court previously criticised the delay on July 15.
- Why
- The state government had not filed its reply for nearly 25 years in a petition seeking re-computation and enhancement of pensionary benefits.
Key facts
- Fresh cost
- Rs 50,000 imposed on two senior Punjab Health Department officials.
- Earlier cost
- The court had previously imposed a Rs 1 lakh cost over the prolonged delay.
- Case filed
- 2001.
- Petitioners
- Vishnu Dutt and others.
- Issue
- Re-computation and enhancement of pensionary benefits.
- Judge
- Justice Sandeep Moudgil.
- Latest order
- Passed on August 25.
Quotes
Justice Sandeep Moudgil
Punjab and Haryana High Court judge who issued the order
“the State has failed to file its written statement for the last 25 years. Such conduct is not only condemnable but also deeply disturbing. This Court cannot refrain from recording its anguish over the callous and indifferent approach of the State government, which has itself contributed to the prolonged pendency of such writ petitions”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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