Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- The high court on Thursday told the Punjab government to promptly pursue its appeal in dearness allowance (DA) case before the Supreme Court. It, however, made it clear that the government can't keep the high court directions in "limbo" for an indefinite period of time.

The high court bench of chief justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and justice Rohit Kapoor was responding to applications filed by some retirees and employees, who are alleging non-compliance of high court order.

"Don't try to play. Don't try to hoodwink the court. Do not try to play games with the court. You have a right of appeal. Please pursue that right," the bench categorically told the lawyers from the government side.

It was on August 3, the benc...