IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1750 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : February 03, 2010. Avtar Singh Basra .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Ashok Kumar Khunger, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is a former Executive Engineer from the Public Works Department (B&R), Punjab, who retired on 31.10.2000 after attaining the age of superannuation. It appears that due to some departmental enquiry pending against the petitioner, his gratuity was with-held. The said departmental enquiry has been dropped in the year 2008. Unfortunately, the petitioner has still not been paid his gratuity even though he reminded the respondents through a legal notice dated 29.12.2009 (Annexure P-1) as well. Keeping in view the nature of relief sought in the writ C.W.P.No .1750 of 2010 (O&M) 2 petition, the same is disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to take cognizance of the legal notice served on behalf of the petitioner immediately and disposed of his pending claim as early as possible but not later than two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Needless to say that if the petitioner is found entitled for the amount, the same shall also be released to him within a period of one month thereafter, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to interest @ 7% per annum on the arrears and the same shall also be recovered from the defaulting officer. Disposed of. Dasti. 03-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE