Govt accommodation for District, Divisional Town Planners
Chandigarh, October 31
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Adviser to the UT Administrator to decide ‘preferably’ within two months the issue of providing a District Town Planner and a Divisional Town Planner government accommodation akin to architects and executive engineers.
The deadline was set by the Bench of acting Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Rajiv Narain Raina on a petition filed by Pankaj Bawa and another petitioner against the UT and another respondent. The directions came after senior standing counsel for UT Sanjay Kaushal accepted the notice on the asking of the court.
The Bench observed, “The petitioners, who are working as District Town Planner and Divisional Town Planner, have approached this court with a prayer that they be considered for allotment of government accommodation similar to architect and executive engineer because they are drawing the same pay scale.
“In that regard, reference has been made to the amendment dated August 20, 2010, carried in the Government Residences (Chandigarh Administration General Pool) Allotment Rules, 1996, where the post of architect was added for allotment of house in category IX (old).
“To that effect, the petitioner has already sent a representation to the respondents on August 20, 2010, which is still pending with the Adviser to the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh.”
Before parting with the order, the Bench further added, “Keeping in view the nature of the prayer made, we are of the opinion that it will be appropriate to issue directions to the Adviser to the Administrator to take cognisance of the representation and decide the same expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months, by passing a speaking order. The writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid directions.”
Chandigarh, October 31
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Adviser to the UT Administrator to decide ‘preferably’ within two months the issue of providing a District Town Planner and a Divisional Town Planner government accommodation akin to architects and executive engineers.
The deadline was set by the Bench of acting Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Rajiv Narain Raina on a petition filed by Pankaj Bawa and another petitioner against the UT and another respondent. The directions came after senior standing counsel for UT Sanjay Kaushal accepted the notice on the asking of the court.
The Bench observed, “The petitioners, who are working as District Town Planner and Divisional Town Planner, have approached this court with a prayer that they be considered for allotment of government accommodation similar to architect and executive engineer because they are drawing the same pay scale.
“In that regard, reference has been made to the amendment dated August 20, 2010, carried in the Government Residences (Chandigarh Administration General Pool) Allotment Rules, 1996, where the post of architect was added for allotment of house in category IX (old).
“To that effect, the petitioner has already sent a representation to the respondents on August 20, 2010, which is still pending with the Adviser to the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh.”
Before parting with the order, the Bench further added, “Keeping in view the nature of the prayer made, we are of the opinion that it will be appropriate to issue directions to the Adviser to the Administrator to take cognisance of the representation and decide the same expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months, by passing a speaking order. The writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid directions.”
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