CWP No.355 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 11.3.2010 Kumari Nisha ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.S.S.Duhan, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.RS Kundu, Addl.A.G., Haryana Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) The petitioner is daughter of Smt.Sunita and late Dalip Singh. Dalip Singh was a government employee serving in the State of Haryana. On his death, the family pension was sanctioned in favour of his widow Sunita i.e. the mother of the petitioner vide PPO No.21676 w.e.f. 4.4.1996. Smt.Sunita, however, re-married and the petitioner being the minor daughter was entitled to pension. It seems that after re-marriage, the petitioner approached the respondents for grant of family pension to her in the year 2007. On the request of the petitioner, the Accountant General (A&E), Haryana vide its letter dated 3.12.2007 (Annexure P-1) asked the Director General, Health Services, Haryana, Panchkula to grant sanction for the CWP No.355 of 2009 2 payment of arrears of pension amounting to Rs.141416/-. Since the amount was not sanctioned and not paid to the petitioner, the present petition has been filed seeking a direction for payment of the same. During the pendency of the writ petition, the sanction has been granted and arrears have been paid to the petitioner, as is evident from the communication dated 23.4.2009, copy whereof has been placed on record. The principal relief claimed in the writ petition has been granted. Learned counsel for the petitioner claims interest on the delayed payment of arrears of pension. Admittedly, the petitioner moved for grant of pension in the year 2007 which has been paid in April, 2009. The petitioner shall be entitled to interest at the rate of 6% per annum on the delayed payment of the arrears of pension from 3.12.2007 to 27.2.2009, the date of actual payment. Let the interest be determined and paid to the petitioner within a period of two months. Disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 11.3.2010 MFK