IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No. 18190 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : JULY 29, 2009 UMA JIT SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. MK Bhatnagar, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior DAG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay all retiral benefits, including Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity, Leave Encashment and Pension, to the petitioner along with interest. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has pointed out that pension has already been released to the petitioner. There has been some Civil Writ Petition No. 18190 of 2007 2 delay in releasing other benefits which, in any case, could be withheld in view of the fact that a departmental inquiry was pending against the petitioner. The petitioner applied for voluntary retirement without disclosing that departmental inquiry was pending against him with the Crime Investigation Department (CID). Learned counsel states that it was on account of inquiry and subsequent litigation that the dues were not released. Be that as it may, learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from Head Constable Rajinder Pal, office of Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar, states that all other benefits shall be released in favour of the petitioner, within one month from today. In view of the statement made on behalf of the respondents, this petition is disposed of. July 29, 2009 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?