Chandigarh, Sept. 1 -- The Punjab government has moved the Supreme Court in a dispute over Dearness Allowance payments to its employees and pensioners, drawing a sharp attack from state Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who accused the Bhagwant Mann government of choosing litigation over clearing pending dues.
The state's Special Leave Petition has been registered as Diary No. 53830/2026, according to the Supreme Court case-status record. It was filed on September 1 and was shown as pending.
The case is titled Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab vs Nirmal Singh Dhanoa. The court record lists the State of Punjab, its Finance Department and the Additional Chief Secretary among the petitioners, with Dhanoa as the res...