Civil Writ Petition. No.13159 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition. No.13159 of 2009 Decided on : 26-08-2009 Baldev Singh .... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab, Chandigarh and others .... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL. Present:- Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioner. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J (Oral). The petitioner, who has retired as Peon from Municipal Committee, Mansa, on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.10.2008, has filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the respondents to release his retiral benefits, which have not been released so far. It is the case of the petitioner that he has submitted all the relevant papers for grant of retiral benefits, but without any justification, the respondents have not released the same. In this regard, after serving a representation dated 12.6.2009 (Annexure P-2), a legal notice dated 9.7.2009 (Annexure P-3) has been given to the respondents, but the said legal notice has not been decided till date and retiral benefits have not been paid to the petitioner. Civil Writ Petition. No.13159 of 2009 -2- Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.4 to consider and decide the said legal notice in accordance with law, within a reasonable time. In view of above, without issuing notice to the other side as it will unnecessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 9.7.2009 (Annexure P-3) filed by the petitioner for the grant of said benefit, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. 26th August, 2009. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) Monika JUDGE