C.W.P. No. 8327 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8327 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 11, 2011 Mohinder Kumar son of Sh. Kartar Chand .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. O.P.Gabba, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner although had retired as a Clerk on 30.09.2009 and is getting pension w.e.f. August, 2010 regularly but arrears of pension for the period 01.10.2009 to 31.07.2010 have not been paid to the petitioner. He further contends that the petitioner has not been released the amount of commutation of pension which stands already sanctioned and is a part of the Pension Payment Order issued to the petitioner. He submits that the petitioner has already served a legal notice on the respondents dated 03.03.2011 (Annexure P-1) C.W.P. No. 8327 of 2011 2 putting forth his claim but no decision thereon has been taken till date or conveyed to the petitioner and the petitioner, at this stage, would be satisfied if a direction is issued to The Regional Deputy Director, Local Government-respondent No. 3 to consider and take a decision thereon within some specified time. Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to The Regional Deputy Director, Local Government-respondent No. 3 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 03.03.2011 (Annexure P-1) within a period of three months' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The decision taken thereon be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case the petitioner is held entitled to the claim, which he has made, the same shall be disbursed to him within a period of two months thereafter. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 11, 2011 JUDGE pj