#SupremeCourt hears matter in which contempt notice was issued to...
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#SupremeCourt hears matter in which contempt notice was issued to Chief Secretary of Punjab for breach of a statement by Additional AG that the state will implement the Punjab Privately Managed Affiliated and Punjab Government Aided Colleges Pensionary Benefits Scheme 1986.
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Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
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Earlier, the Court pulled up the state of Punjab for attempting to distance itself from the undertaking given by its Additional Advocate General in 2002, claiming that it was an undertaking "by the Executive and not by the State Government". #SupremeCourt
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Punjab Chief Secretary KAP Sinha appears through VC.
J Oka: There is no solution? On the last hearing also assurance was given in the court. So the assurance and the undertaking has no meaning?
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J Oka: There is no solution? On the last hearing also assurance was given in the court. So the assurance and the undertaking has no meaning?
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J Oka: Otherwise we will Grant monetary benefits if the state is not going to implement. Because we cannot brush aside the manner the court is treated by the state government. And we have recorded earlier that the state has been taken for a ride.
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J Oka: The advocate general had said that I will make sure it will be done.
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi for Punjab: there have been attempts but it hasn't worked out.
J Oka: and earlier the attempt is made to distance from the statement saying that the statement was of the executive officer and not of the state government.
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi for Punjab: there have been attempts but it hasn't worked out.
J Oka: and earlier the attempt is made to distance from the statement saying that the statement was of the executive officer and not of the state government.
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J Oka: now we will record that advocate's statement will not be accepted by any court. Every time a statement is made by the Advocate General affidavit of the concerned officer of the state will be taken. We will pass this order.
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J Oka: if the state is adamant we know how to deal with the state. Now we will direct the state to pay a minimum of Rs. 25 lacs to each petitioner. And that money can be recovered from whoever is responsible for this.
Singhvi: The AG tried his best.
Singhvi: The AG tried his best.
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J Oka: He has appeared before us, we know how he conducts himself. If his advice is to be ignored by the state... We know he must have been making very genuine efforts.
J Oka: we will keep this after one week either you come with the solution or otherwise we will pass order directing monetary payment.
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J Oka: we will keep this after one week either you come with the solution or otherwise we will pass order directing monetary payment.
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Counsel: I will ask them because they are old people and there been fighting for long. Kindly keep it next week.
Matter kept on 15th April.
Matter kept on 15th April.