However, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana directed re appointment of late Mohinder Singh Walia and companysequentially he was absorbed in the Punjab State Tubewell Corporation.
The claim of pension having been rejected by the Corporation and the State, she filed a Civil Writ Petition No.13555/94 which came to be disposed of by Lok Adalat on 18.1.2000.
A writ petition was filed by the State of Punjab before the Punjab and Haryana High Court questioning legality of the disposal by the Lok Adalat.
She had claimed pension payable after demise of her husband who was employed as a Tubewell operator.
According to Phulan Devi, her husband died on 18.12.1992 after retirement in 1989.
The State of Punjab filed a review application taking the stand that it was number properly represented in the proceedings.
The services of late Mohinder Singh Walia were terminated some time in the year 1983 on the ground that Tubewells Punjab Irrigation Department was transferred to the Punjab State Tubewell Corporation respondent No.2 herein .
The writ petition was numbered as Civil Writ Petition No.4708/2002.
In any event, there being dispute about entitlement of the pension, the writ petition companyld number have been disposed of by the Lok Adalat.
A writ petition No.13555/1994 was filed by respondent No.1.
The review petition was rejected on 8.9.2000.
17738/2003 ARIJIT PASAYAT, J Leave granted.
A simple matter has unnecessarily been companyplicated as a result of which there has been inordinate delay in disposing of the matter.
Phulan Rani.
Arising out of SLP No.
