IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.15133 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 18, 2011. Smt.Amarjit Kaur .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Arun Abrol, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to release the Death-cum-Retiral Gratuity of her deceased husband who was working as S.L.A. in the Government Senior Secondary School, Dharamkot Randhawa, District Gurdaspur and died while in service on 12.2.2010. It is averred that the Gratuity Payment order has been issued on 29.11.2010 but CWP No.15133 of 2011 [2] the District Treasury Officer, Gurdaspur, namely, respondent No.4 has not made the payment despite repeated visits made by the petitioner. The above stated assertion is fortified from the copy of the Gratuity Payment Order placed on record as Annexure P-1. That being so, there appears to be no rhyme or reason for not making the actual payment to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly allowed and respondent No.4 is directed to release the payment to the petitioner/other legal heirs of the deceased employee in accordance with Rules, within a period of two weeks from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, alongwith interest @ 9% per annum, failing which a cost of Rs.25,000/- shall be imposed which shall be payable to the petitioner and personally recoverable from respondent No.4 and/or other defaulting staff. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. Let a copy of this order be given dasti to Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for information and necessary compliance. August 18, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE