Chandigarh, March 14 -- In a major relief to the state pensioners, the high court has directed the Punjab government to clear all pending instalments of revised pension since 2016, Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears and related dues to them by April 30, along with 6% interest.

The high court bench of justice HS Brar, while allowing 2024 petitions from pensioners of boards and corporations, set the deadline not only in the case of petitioners but extended to all the pensioners of different departments of the state and directed the chief secretary to ensure compliance of high court orders.

"Keeping a cabinet decision in a state of suspended animation for an inordinately long period is not merely a procedural irregularity; it is fundamentally...