Civil Writ Petition No. 8212 of 2011 - 1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 8212 of 2011 Date of Decision : 9.5.2011 G.S. Oberoi & others .......... Petitioners Versus The Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation Ltd. & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners. **** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) After arguing for some time the counsel for the petitioners does not press the present petition as it is pre-mature at this stage to assume that the claim which the petitioners have made in the writ petition has already been rejected by the respondent-Corporation. As is apparent from the reply to the legal notice dated 16.3.2011submitted by the petitioners to the respondent-Corporation dated 27.4.2011 (Annexure P-4), the matter with regard to the applicability of the letter dated 5.7.2010 (Annexure P-1) to the respondent-Corporation and its employees is to be taken up and considered and a decision taken thereon by the Board of Directors in the next meeting. Counsel for the petitioners apprehends that the meeting of the Board of Directors may not be held for a long period of time Civil Writ Petition No. 8212 of 2011 - 2- jeopardizing the claim of the petitioners, who are entitled to enhance gratuity. This apprehension of the counsel for the petitioners in the considered view of the Court is misplaced, as is apparent from the communication dated 27.4.2011 that the Board of Directors are likely to meet soon and they have mentioned that the matter in question is to be taken up for hearing in the next meeting. The decision is likely to be taken very soon in the light of the communication, which has been appended as Annexure P-4. In case the decision goes against the petitioners, the petitioners would have a right to challenge the same in accordance with law. In case the petitioners are held entitled to the benefit, the same has to be released to the petitioners within a reasonable time of such decision. Copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of the Court Secretary. 9.5.2011 (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 'sp' JUDGE