HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.2686 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.02.2011 **** Bant Kaur & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioners ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The husband of petitioner No.1 and father of petitioner NO.2&3 (Rohi Singh) was a Record Clerk-cum-Salesman- cum-Cashier, who served different Cooperative Agricultural Service Societies including respondent No.6 w.e.f. 13.11.1978 till he unfortunately died on 26.03.2007. The petitioner’s grievance is that the Gratuity/other retiral and terminal benefits of the deceased employee are not being released for no reason whatsoever even though they have urged the authorities time and again including vide legal notice dated 07.11.2010 (Annexure P6). (2). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ CWP No.2686 of 2011.doc - 2 – petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents No.2 to 7 to consider the claim of the petitioners as contained in the above-stated legal notice (Annexure P6) and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (3). Suffice it to say that the service benefits to which the petitioners are found entitled to, shall also be released within the above-stated period failing which they shall be entitled to interest @ 7% p.a. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 14.02.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge 2