COCP No. 384 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No. 384 of 2010 Date of decision:- 20.7.2010 Uma Sharma .......petitioner vs. Urvashi Gulati & ors ........respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: - Mr. Rakesh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Anjali Kukkar, Advocate for respondent Mr. Amandeep Singh, AAG, Haryana HEMANT GUPTA, J (ORAL) This Court on 14.10.2009 (Annexure P-1) directed the respondents to decide the representation furnished by the petitioner within a period of three months. In the representation, the grievance of the petitioner is to seek release of pension and the retiral benefits. In this connection, an affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents that the pensionary benefits, except leave encashment, have been released to the petitioner vide order dated 16.9.2009. An order passed by the District Education Officer has been appended to the reply (Annexure-RI). COCP No. 384 of 2010 -2- It has also been pointed out that in fact the amount of leave encashment was withheld in view of the order passed by this Court on 3.8.2009 in CR No. 3258 of 2009. It has further been pointed out that amount of leave encashment has since been paid on 13.1.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits that though the amount of pensionary benefits have been released by the respondents but the petitioner is entitled for interest and cost of the proceedings. It needs to be noticed that except the amount of leave encashment all other amount has been released to the petitioner even before the directions were issued by this Court on 14.10.2009. The amount of leave encashment was withheld in a Revision Petition vide order dated 3.8.2009 i.e. before the order was passed by this Court. In view of the said fact, I do not find that any case is made out for continuation of the present contempt petition proceedings. Consequently, the present contempt petition is dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE 20.7.2010 preeti