IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP NO.20979 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: 24.3.2009 Tarlochan Singh ...Petitioner VERSUS The State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.A.K.Walia, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) The petitioner retired from service on 31.12.2007 on attaining the age of superannuation. It is specifically mentioned that at the time of retirement, no departmental enquiry/criminal proceeding was pending against the petitioner. Respondent no.2 forwarded the pension case of the petitioner to respondent no.3 vide his letter dated 16.5.2008 (Annexure P- 2). It is, however, alleged that Accountant General-respondent no.3 raised certain objections. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has not been released the pension and other retiral benefits and thus sought directions in the nature of mandamus to release the pension and all the retiral benefits with interest at the rate of 18% p.a. In the reply filed by the respondents, it is stated that the objection raised by the Accountant General, Punjab-respondent no.3 has been CWP NO.20979 of 2008 :2: complied with and the matter is submitted to the Accountant General, Punjab for sanction of pension. The State has also undertaken to pay the pensionary benefits, on receipt of sanction from the competent authority. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to release the pension and all retiral benefits in favour of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received by the competent authority. The petitioner shall be entitled to statutory interest wherever payable and interest on all retiral benefits at the rate of 6% per annum till the amount is actually paid to the petitioner. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 24.3.2009 MFK