India, Sept. 2 -- The Punjab government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing it to clear around Rs.14,191 crore in pending dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) dues to state employees and pensioners within a fortnight, arguing that the direction is not merely difficult to comply with but "constitutionally impossible". In its petition, the state challenged the August 3 judgment directing payment of the dues at rates applicable to All India Services officers serving in Punjab. It said the HC had effectively ordered withdrawal of a massive amount from the state's Consolidated Fund without following the constitutionally prescribed procedure. The high court had also ordered that the state pay 6% simple interest in case of default and restrained it from incurring "unproductive" expenditure until the DA and DR dues were cleared.HTC...