Punjab and Haryana HC: Homeless is a pensioner, has enough funds to stay at senior’s home

Chandigarh | Friday | 21st September, 2018

Summary:

The information has been submitted in the High Court by UT’s Senior Standing Counsel Suvir Sehgal. The Administration found that Harbhajan has Rs 29 lakh as fixed deposit in one account and also draws a monthly pension of Rs 17,000. The case had reached the High Court in December just ahead of winter and since then, Harbhajan was living at the Old Age Home. Interestingly, it was on the basis of his case that the HC had asked the Chandigarh Administration to explore the possibility of setting up more old age homes in the city. Harbhajan originally is a resident of Hoshiarpur and retired as foreman from the Punjab electricity department..