Summary:
CHANDIGARH: Upset over the delay and non-payment of allowances to Justice Iqbal Singh, who had served as commissioner, gurdwara elections, Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Haryana government to release the amount within three weeks. His appointment was made after the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Act, 2014, was implemented for the management of gurdwaras in Haryana. during the relevant period in which the petitioner worked as a commissioner,” the HC has observed while adjourning the matter for July 27. It was the government which chose to appoint him as commissioner for holding free and fair elections. However, the reply is silent about other small things like payment of water, electricity, fuel, telephone and furnishing charges and salary of peons, etc..