State directed to pay staff of cooperative banks
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 14
Taking cognisance of the fact that banks were not paying salary to the staff of central cooperative banks on deputation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the State of Punjab to sort out the issue expeditiously in view of the festival season.
“It is true that the festival season is about to begin but to ameliorate the problem it is the State that should pay these employees and we expect the government to sort out this problem in the next couple of days,” ruled the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Augustine George Masih.
The ruling came on a petition filed by Gulshan Kumar against the State of Punjab and others respondents, through counsel Kulbir Singh Sekhon. As the petition came up for hearing, the Bench took up an affidavit filed by Punjab Special Secretary, Cooperation.
“The policy decision has been placed on record in terms whereof 926 posts have been abolished, 97 new posts created and 1,953 posts have been allowed under the regular head,” the Bench observed.
Punjab Additional Advocate-General also told the Bench that in view of restructuring of the Cooperative Department, all employees working in the field offices of the department with deputy registrars/assistant registrars/ joint registrars, but drawing salaries from central cooperative banks have now been transferred back to banks, for which salary be paid by the Punjab Government.
It is true that the festival season is about to begin but to ameliorate the problem it is the State that should pay these employees and we expect the government to sort out this problem in the next couple of days.
— High Court
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 14
Taking cognisance of the fact that banks were not paying salary to the staff of central cooperative banks on deputation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the State of Punjab to sort out the issue expeditiously in view of the festival season.
“It is true that the festival season is about to begin but to ameliorate the problem it is the State that should pay these employees and we expect the government to sort out this problem in the next couple of days,” ruled the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Augustine George Masih.
The ruling came on a petition filed by Gulshan Kumar against the State of Punjab and others respondents, through counsel Kulbir Singh Sekhon. As the petition came up for hearing, the Bench took up an affidavit filed by Punjab Special Secretary, Cooperation.
“The policy decision has been placed on record in terms whereof 926 posts have been abolished, 97 new posts created and 1,953 posts have been allowed under the regular head,” the Bench observed.
Punjab Additional Advocate-General also told the Bench that in view of restructuring of the Cooperative Department, all employees working in the field offices of the department with deputy registrars/assistant registrars/ joint registrars, but drawing salaries from central cooperative banks have now been transferred back to banks, for which salary be paid by the Punjab Government.
It is true that the festival season is about to begin but to ameliorate the problem it is the State that should pay these employees and we expect the government to sort out this problem in the next couple of days.
— High Court
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