IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 14337 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 23.10.2009 Chander Kala .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. J.P. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The husband of the petitioner Shri Ram Niwas, an Ex- Serviceman, was working with the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (hereinafter referred to as `the respondent Nigam') as a Class IV employee. Prior to his appointment in the respondent Nigam, the husband of the petitioner was getting pension from the Army, being a retired Army official. On 31.10.2002, he also retired from the service of the respondent Nigam and after that, he was being paid pension by the respondent Nigam. The husband of the petitioner expired on 28.12.2008. It is the case of the petitioner that after the death of her husband, she has not been given the family pension. It is the further case of the petitioner that she being widow of the deceased employee is entitled for CWP No. 14337 of 2009 -2- family pension from the Army as well as from the respondent Nigam. The further case of the petitioner is that in this regard, she has served a legal notice dated 13.7.2009 upon respondents No.2 and 3, copy of which has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P-1, but till date the same has not been considered and decided. Counsel states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice in accordance with law within a reasonable time. In view of the above, 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 legal notice dated 13.7.2009 (Annexure P-1) in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. October 23, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE