IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 6159 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 24.04.2009 Balraj Singh and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. S.K. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who are the retired employees of Municipal Council, Lehragagga, have filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the respondents to grant them the gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, for which they are legally entitled in terms of certain decisions of this Court. In this regard, the petitioners have served a legal notice dated 6.1.2009 (Annexure P-4) upon the respondents. It is the case of the petitioners that till date, no action has been taken on the said legal notice. In view of the aforesaid facts, without issuing notice of motion, as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the said representation CWP No. 6159 of 2009 -2- dated 6.1.2009 in accordance with law, preferably within a period of three months from today, by passing a speaking order. April 24, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE