He claimed that he was entitled to receive the cash equivalent of leave salary in respect of the period of unutilised earned leave.
From the judgment and order dated the 5th September, 1980 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Civil Writ Petition No.
He also claimed dearness allowance for the period before retirement.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Special Leave Petition No.
416 of 1981.
N. Sinha, Attorney General, K.S. Gurumoorthy R.N. Poddar for the Petitioner.
The Order of the Court was delivered by PATHAK, J. This petition for special leave to appeal by the Union of India is directed against the judgment and order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana holding the respondent, a retired Judge of the High Court, entitled to the payment of the cash equivalent of leave salary in respect of the period of earned leave at his credit on the date of his retirement.
1515 of 1980.
On the date of retirement the respondent had to his credit earned leave which had number been availed of by him.
The respondent, Shri Gurnam Singh, was a member of the Superior Judicial Service in the State of Haryana.
On February 24, 1972 he was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana and retired on March 18, 1980 on attaining the age of 62 years.
