CWP No.21535 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 6.12.2010 Roshni Devi ...Petitioner VERSUS The Managing Director, Haryana Sugar Federation Panchkula and anr …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.RS Malik, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Navin S.Bhardwaj, Advocate for Mr.Vinod S.Bhardwaj, Advocate Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Navin S.Bhardwaj, Advocate for Mr. Vinod S.Bhardwaj, Advocate who is present in Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the controversy involved and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is disposed of at motion stage itself. Husband of the petitioner, late Chand Ram was working as a regular Helper with the respondent- Panipat Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd., Panipat. Husband of the petitioner died on 1.8.2008. The petitioner thereafter applied for the service and other retiral benefits of her late husband, including gratuity, leave encashment etc. The petitioner also served legal notice (Annexure P-1), but no decision has been taken thereon. Learned CWP No.21535 of 2010 2 counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if respondents are directed to decide the legal notice. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to decide the legal notice of the petitioner in the light within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received by the competent authority. Needless to say in the event the claim of the petitioner is rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 6.12. 2010 MFK CWP No.10585 of 2010 3