IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 17750 of 2010 Date of decision : 27.09.2011 Ravi Bhatia ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. Neeraj Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Rathee, Sr. DAG, Haryana for the State. Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate for respondents No. 2 to 4. RANJIT SINGH J. The petitioner had approached this Court for release of his retiral benefits. Having been superannuated w.e.f. 31.5.2008, the benefits have been released on 03.03.2011. The pension was not released to the petitioner on the ground that some cases of compensation were pending against the Nigam where the petitioner was also involved. The justification offered by the Nigam may not be fully appropriate to deny the release of pensionary benefits. The pendency of the compensation case would not be a valid ground to deny release of pensionary benefits. The pension has now been released but with a delay, which prima facie, is not found satisfactory. Let the petitioner at the first instance make a representation for grant of appropriate interest and in case the same is denied, the petitioner Civil Writ Petition No. 17750 of 2010 -2- may approach any appropriate forum for grant of interest. The writ petition is disposed of. September 27, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE