A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor passed the direction while rejecting Punjab government and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL)'s appeals challenging a single-judge verdict.
The single-judge had on April 8 directed the State and PSPCL to release till June 30 all up-to-date pending installments of DA or Dearness Relief (DR) to all its employees and pensioners at the same rates as has been paid to the members of the All India Services (IAS/IPS/IFS) serving within Punjab.
Today, the Division Bench said the payment be done within a fortnight and in case of default, the unpaid amounts shall carry simple interest of 6 percent per annum.
The Court said a compliance report be filed before end of this month.
"Till all such dues are cleared, the State of Punjab shall not resort to any unproductive expenditures such as large-scale advertising campaigns in print or social media as these expenses cannot justify the denial of dues admissible to State employees," the Bench ordered.
A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor passed the direction while rejecting Punjab government and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL)'s appeals challenging a single-judge verdict.
The single-judge had on April 8 directed the State and PSPCL to release till June 30 all up-to-date pending installments of DA or Dearness Relief (DR) to all its employees and pensioners at the same rates as has been paid to the members of the All India Services (IAS/IPS/IFS) serving within Punjab.
Today, the Division Bench said the payment be done within a fortnight and in case of default, the unpaid amounts shall carry simple interest of 6 percent per annum.
The Court said a compliance report be filed before end of this month.
"Till all such dues are cleared, the State of Punjab shall not resort to any unproductive expenditures such as large-scale advertising campaigns in print or social media as these expenses cannot justify the denial of dues admissible to State employees," the Bench ordered.
