CWP No.77 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.77 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 30.09.2010 **** Roshani Devi & Anr. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. KL Arora, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.D.S. Sidhu, DAG Punjab Mr. Rahul Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.4 ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners seek quashing of the orders dated 11.06.2008; 08.09.2009; and 18.11.2009 (Annexure P6; P7 & P10, respectively) apart from a direction to the respondents to release the ‘family pension’ to them due to the death of their respective husbands while in service of the respondent-Municipal Council, Mohali. (2). Mr. K.D.S. Sidhu, learned DAG Punjab states that on re-consideration of the matter it has been decided to grant the due benefits to the petitioners CWP No.77 of 2010.doc - 2 – and appropriate orders to this effect have been passed by the Director, Local Government, Punjab – respondent No.2. He further states that the due benefits shall be released in favour of the petitioners within a period of one month. (3). In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous, however, with a direction to the respondents to pay the arrears of ‘family pension’ to the petitioners along with due interest @ 6% per annum within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 30.09.2010 vishal shonkar