Civil Writ Petition No. 16658 of 1992 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 16658 of 1992 Date of Decision: April 16, 2009 Om Parkash ......... Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others .......... Respondents Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr. Ravi Dutt Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. HEMANT GUPTA, J. The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court for directing the respondents to release the retiral benefits due to the petitioner and to pay penal interest on the same. The petitioner attained the age of superannuation on 31.03.1991, whereas retiral benefits including commutation of pension has been paid on 23.06.1993. It is pointed out by the respondents in the written statement that there was an inquiry pending against the petitioner and on completion of the inquiry, the order for release of pension was passed. It is also pointed out that the petitioner has submitted his pension papers on 13.12.1990 and on receipt of such papers, the process of payment of retiral benefits was initiated. In view of the averments made in the written statement that retiral benefits have been paid, therefore, I do not find that the petitioner is Civil Writ Petition No. 16658 of 1992 [2] entitled to any penal interest merely on account of some delay in payment of retiral benefits. Such benefits were not paid on account of an inquiry pending against the petitioner. Consequently, present writ petition is dismissed. April 16, 2009 ( HEMANT GUPTA ) ks JUDGE