CWP(T) No. 10016 of 2008 26.05.2010 Present: Mr. R. R. Rahi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R. K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. P. M. Negi, Dy. Advocate General, for the respondents. The petitioner joined as J.B.T. Teacher on 2.1.1960. She tendered her resignation which was accepted on 30.9.1975. Undisputedly her retiral benefits were not given to her. She continued to represent to the Government but in vain. Resultantly she was forced to knock the doors of the Court by filing the instant petition. 2. Alongwith reply the respondents/State have annexed a letter dated 1.10.2005 (Annexure R-I) written by the Deputy Director of Education, Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P., which reads as under:- “To The Principal, Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Surani Sub:- Regarding drawal of withheld salary and deciding of Pension case of Smt. Sharda Devi, JBT resigned from service on dated 30.9.1975. Memo:- Smt. Sharda Devi, JBT who has resigned from service on dated 30.9.1995 from your school has filed a court case in the Hon’ble Administrative Tribunal at Dharamshala (as OA No. (D) 119/2003, Sharda Devi Vs State of HP and others) that she has not been paid her salary w.e.f. 21.6.75 to 30.9.1975, GPF final payment and her pension case has not been decided till date. Hence, you are directed that her salary for the above captioned period may be drawn immediately and her pension case may also be decided immediately. Service book and other relevant record of the case are being sent to your office for further immediate action. Dy. Director of Education, Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P.” -2- 3. Learned counsel appearing for the parties state that a direction be issued to the respondents to take a decision in terms of the said communication. 4. Accordingly the respondents are directed to take action in terms of letter dated 1.10.2005 (Annexure R-I) issued by the Deputy Director of Education, Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P. within a period of twelve weeks from the receipt of the certified copy of the order. Mr. R. K. Sharma, learned Senior Addl. Advocate General states that the needful shall be done promptly. 5. With the aforesaid observations the present petition stands disposed of. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. May 26, 2010 (PK)