IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 5939 of 2010 Date of Decision: 1.4.2010. Mehmoodi --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Satish Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner claims to be the sole widow of Nasrudeen son of Karima, who was serving as a teacher in Govt. Primary School, Kanwarsika, District Mewat at Nuh. Late Nasrudeen died in harness on 9.11.1999. It is stated that Nasrudeen had performed Karewa marriage with one Hasina who died on 28.6.2002. The petitioner is claiming the family pension and other benefits after the death of her husband. The petitioner has served a legal notice (Annexure P-3) in this regard but no decision has been taken thereon till date. The short prayer made in the petition is for a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice served by the petitioner. CWP. No. 5939 of 2010 -2- In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 1.4.2010. lucky