IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No.17213 of 2010 Date of Decision:23.9.2011 Kiranpal Singh and others .... Petitioners Versus Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and others . ... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Rajesh Arora, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate for the respondents. **** 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 petitioners herein are seeking issuance of direction to the respondents to release the retirement benefits of the petitioner with immediate effect and release of arrears of pension alongwith interest @ 12% per annum. Learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record letter dated 22.9.2011 issued by the Deputy General Manager, to the counsel submitting therein that the Leave Encashment amounting to Rs.245960/- has been paid to the widow of Sh. Kiran Pal Singh. It is further mentioned in the said letter that the family pension case has been forwarded to COS, DhBVN, Hisar vide office memo No.595 dated 22.9.2011 with a further assurance that the said pension shall be paid to the wife of Sh. Kiran Pal Singh within 10 days. In view of the above, this Court has no doubt that the said family pension and other retiral benefits shall be paid to the wife of Sh. Kiran Pal Singh within 10 days. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. C.W.P No.17213 of 2010 -2- However, in case the said pension case or any other claim towards retiral benefits still remains and is not paid within the stipulated period, the wife of Sh. Kiran Pal Singh deceased will be at liberty to make a representation for grant of the same which shall be decided within one month from the date of such representation. 23.9.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE