Chandigarh, Oct. 28 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on Punjab chief secretary and summoned him for November 3 hearing over non-compliance by the state government in implementing the court order on release of dearness allowance (DA) to employees and pensioners.

"The aforementioned facts and circumstances clearly reflect the defiant attitude adopted by the respondents with regard to compliance of the directions issued by this court, which cannot be countenanced in law," the bench of justice Harsh Bunger observed after counsels apprised the court of state's appeal against the order still lying in defects in the apex court and the failure of the chief secretary in filing a compliance report.

The c...