C.W.P. No. 11355 of 2011 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 11355 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: 05.07.2011 Prithi Singh ..........Petitioner Versus Punjab State Cooperative Supply and ..........Respondent Marketing Federation Ltd. BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Ajay Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. Notice of motion. Mr. G.S. Attariwala, Additional Advocate General, who is present in Court accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. Let two copies of the writ petition be handed over to learned counsel for the respondent during the course of day. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondent at this stage. The petitioner joined the respondent-Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (for short 'the Markfed') on 1.9.1979 as Salesman at Markfed Branch Office, Malaut and retired on 31.7.2003 on attaining the age of superannuation. Since the retiral benefits including the gratuity, leave encashment, provident fund, staff security etc. have not been paid to the petitioner, the present petition has been filed. It is averred that after retirement, the petitioner has been C.W.P. No. 11355 of 2011 (2) charge sheeted vide office letter Memo Nos. EO1/EA1-1/2005/1705 dated 4.4.2005 and EO1/EA1-1/2006/2544 dated 20.6.2006. The abovesaid two charge sheets were withdrawn vide Markfed office orders Nos. EO1/EA1- 1/2009/88 dated 16.1.2009 and EO!/EA1-1/2009/121 dated 21.1.2009. It is also averred that the petitioner has represented the authorities several times including 15.3.2010 and 8.4.2011 (Annexures P-4 and P-5, respectively) followed by a legal notice dated 26.5.2011 (Annexure P-6) but no action whatsoever has been taken by the respondent-authority so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the respondent- Markfed to consider the above mentioned claims of the petitioner for the payment of his retiral dues and release the amount found due within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, alongwith interest @ 9% per annum w.e.f. 1.8.2003 till the date of actual payment, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to approach an appropriate forum for the grant of interest at a higher rate. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 05, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE