C.W.P. No. 10677 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10677 of 2011 Date of Decision : June 03, 2011 Mangat Ram .... PETITIONER Vs. The Director, Khadi and Village Industry and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. Prashant Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) It is the contention of the petitioner that the petitioner retired as Incharge, Readymade Department, Derabassi from the services of Gram Udyog, Karya Karta Sangh on 13.04.2007. No retiral benefits, which included provident fund, leave encashment and salary benefits, have been released to the petitioner. He has received a communication dated 16.07.2008 from the Secretary, Gram Udyog, Karya Karta Sangh- respondent No. 3 that an amount of ` 3,79,668.21P would be released to him soon. When no relief was granted to the petitioner despite various representations, the petitioner was forced to serve a legal notice dated 06.08.2010 (Annexure P-4) upon respondents No. 1 and 2 i.e. The C.W.P. No. 10677 of 2011 2 Director, Khadi and Village Industry and President, Gram Udyog, Karya Karta Sangh, Dera Bassi but till date, no decision thereon has been taken nor conveyed to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner states that at this stage, the petitioner would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the President, Gram Udyog, Karya Karta Sangh, Dera Bassi-respondent No. 2 to consider the legal notice dated 06.08.2010 (Annexure P-4) within some specified time. If that be so, without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the President, Gram Udyog, Karya Karta Sangh, Dera Bassi-respondent No. 2 to consider and take a decision on the legal notice dated 06.08.2010 (Annexure P-4) within a period of two months' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The order, so passed, be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case, the petitioner is held entitled to the claim made in the legal notice, the same shall be released within a period of four weeks' thereafter. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) June 03, 2011 JUDGE pj