IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.627 of 2010 Decided on : 28.07.2010 Smt. Santosh Devi ... Petitioner versus Rajive Rishi & another ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present : Mr. S.K..Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.D.Yadav, Advocate for the respondents. **** Hemant Gupta, J(Oral) The writ petition filed by the petitioner was allowed on 04.05.2009 (Annexure P-1) and the respondent – Bank was directed to grant financial assistance to the petitioner under the revised Ex-gratia Scheme dated 26.09.2007. The respondent-Bank has filed Letters Patent Appeal against the order passed by this Court. The appeal stands admitted but the stay has been specifically declined on 10.07.2009. Thereafter, Special Leave Petition filed against the said order dated 10.07.2009, was dismissed with a request that the High Court may decide the appeal as expeditiously as possible. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that the payment of financial assistance can be made to the petitioner subject to furnishing security by the petitioner to secure the interest of Bank as the appeal is pending. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of COCP No.627 of 2010 -2- with a direction to the respondent to grant half of financial assistance in cash and remaining half shall be kept in fixed deposit payable to the petitioner within a period of one week from today. Disposed of. July 28, 2010 (HEMANT GUPTA) sonia JUDGE