IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.18372 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: October 23, 2008 SURYA BALI ...PETITIONER VERSUS THE PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD ...RESPONDENTS AND OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: MR. B.S. SIDHU, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner joined PSEB on 9.6.1969, as regular T-Mate. He was promoted as Junior Engineer on 26.8.1997. The petitioner retired from service on 30.4.2008. Learned counsel submits that despite the fact that the petitioner has superannuated on 30.4.2008, his retiral benefits have not been released to him. The petitioner has also served a legal notice (Annexure P-2) upon the respondents which has not been decided so far. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.1 to decide the legal notice (Annexure P-2) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. In case the petitioner is found entitled to the retiral benefits, the same be released to him within a period of one month of the decision of the legal notice (Annexure P-2). (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE October 23, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE