IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

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LPA-231-2017 (O&M)

Reserved on 17.04.2023

Date of Decision:03.05.2023

Kamal Dev Kalia

. . . . Appellant

Vs.

State of Punjab and others

. . . . Respondents

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMACHANDRA RAO

HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR

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Present:

Mr.Shashi Kumar Rattan, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr.Abhay Pal Singh Gill, DAG, Punjab.

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M.S. RAMACHANDRA RAO, J.

1.

This appeal is preferred by the appellant challenging the judgment

dt.07.12.2016 in CWP-25280-2016 passed by the learned Single Judge of this

Court.

2.

The appellant has a shortened Right Femur (Leg). He was appointed in

Physically handicapped category as he was having “locomotor disability” and

was covered by Section 2(i) (v) of the Disability (Equal Opportunities Protection

of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 [for short ‘the 1995 Act’] . He had

retired as Senior Assistant from the Education Department of the State of Punjab

on 31.05.2013 on attaining the age of 58 years.

3.

Before he retired on 31.05.2013, he claimed to be entitled to extension of

two