C.W.P. No.20043 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.20043 of 2011 Date of Decision: 31.10.2011 Raju ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. S.K. Garg Narwana, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) The prayer of the petitioner in the present petition is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the monthly financial assistance under the `Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006' to the petitioner, as well as, the retiral benefits as admissible to the petitioner. It is contended that the mother of the petitioner died on 06.12.2010 while she was still in service. The petitioner and his brother are stated to be the only legal heirs. The petitioner along with his brother applied for grant of death-cum-retiral benefits of their deceased mother vide Annexure P-1. After various visits and requests to the respondents, the petitioner made another representation dated 05.07.2011 (Annexure P-4). More than ten months have passed since the death of the mother of the petitioner but the monthly financial assistance and other C.W.P. No.20043 of 2011 2 allowances as per his entitlement under the rules have not been released till date nor has the said representation been decided. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of, at this stage, with a direction to the respondents to decide P-1 and representation dated 05.07.2011 (Annexure P-4) as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two months from the receipt of a copy of this order. However, in case, the petitioner is found entitled to the said relief, the same shall be released forthwith. In case, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by passing a speaking order. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 31.10.2011 JUDGE gurpreet