CWP No.4261 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.4261 of 2008 Date of decision: 17.9.2008 Parkash Kaur ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Rohit Ahuja, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior DAG, Punjab for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. I.S. Saggu, Advocate for respondent No.6. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner has prayed that direction be issued to the respondents to release the pensionery benefits pertaining to her deceased husband Kuldip Singh. On the last date of hearing i.e. on 22th August, 2008, a cheque for an amount of Rs.5,77,627/- was handed over to the counsel for the petitioner towards the General Provident Fund. Today another cheque amounting to Rs.1,21,452/- has also been handed over to the petitioner towards missing credit of GPF. Learned counsel for the State submits that the amount towards leave encashment has already been paid to the petitioner and the amount of gratuity has also been sanctioned and sent to the treasury. She further states that the petitioner can go and collect the amount. The State counsel further submits that family pension has also been sanctioned and released to the petitioner for which also the petitioner CWP No.4261 of 2008 2 has to go to the Treasury. Learned counsel for Jalandhar Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. states that the petitioner has repaid the entire loan and as such there is no impediment on the part of the petitioner in releasing the retiral dues. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that some interest be also awarded to the petitioner. The counsel for the respondents, however, submits that earlier respondent no.6 bank written to respondents No.3 & 4 that some loan is pending and hence the retiral dues were not released to the petitioner. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are of the considered opinion that all the retiral dues has either been released to the petitioner or sanctioned. Nothing more is to be paid and, therefore, the present petition is rendered infructuous and the same is dismissed. In case any amount is still left to be released to the petitioner, she may file a representation before the competent authority which shall be decided in accordance with law. It is made clear that petitioner shall not be entitled to any interest. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 17, 2008 'rajpal'