C.W.P. No. 9504 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 9504 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 26, 2011 Asha Rani .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) It is the contention of the petitioner that the husband of the petitioner Late Sh. Om Parkash joined the service of the Municipal Council, Batala as Safai Sewak on 04.03.1976. Unfortunately, during service, he died on 05.03.2010. The petitioner is the nominee of Sh. Om Parkash. She had put forth her claim for the retiral benefits with the respondent- department but despite various representations made, no retiral benefits, except the leave encashment, ex-gratia and GPF, have been released to the petitioner. The petitioner did make a representation dated 19.04.2010 and thereafter sent a reminder dated 23.04.2011 and when no response was received from the respondents, the petitioner was forced to serve a legal notice dated 26.04.2011 (Annexure P-4) upon the respondents but till date, no decision thereon has been taken. C.W.P. No. 9504 of 2011 2 Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner, at this stage, would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Regional Deputy Director, Urban Local Bodies, Punjab-respondent No. 3 to consider and decide the legal notice 26.04.2011 (Annexure P-4) within some specified time. If that be so, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the Regional Deputy Director, Urban Local Bodies-respondent No. 3 to consider the legal notice dated 26.04.2011 (Annexure P-4) and a further direction is issued to the Executive Officer/President, Municipal Council, Batala-respondent No. 4 to decide the claim of the petitioner within a further period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The order, so passed, be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. The amount be released to her within a further period of one week. The payment of retiral benefits shall be made as per letter dated 29.09.2010 passed by the Government of Punjab. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 26, 2011 JUDGE pj