Chandigarh, July 23 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday reserved its order on the pleas from Punjab government and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) filed against the single-judge order that directed for release of Dearness Allowance (DA) to employees and pensioners by June 30.

The high court bench of acting chief justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and justice Rohit Kapoor reserved the order after a dozen odd hearings this month.

If ordered to be released, the state's financial liability towards DA is estimated at Rs.14,191 crore.

In the April 8 order, a single-judge bench had directed the state to pay pending DA to employees and pensioners by June 30 on par with rates paid to All India Services (IAS/IPS/IFS) offic...