CWP No.5410 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP NO.5410 OF 2008 DATE OF DECISION: 01.04.2008 Union of India .....PETITIONER VERSUS Jagdish Lal and another .....RESPONDENTS CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL PRESENT: Mr.Nitin Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. HEMANT GUPTA, J. The petitioner-Union of India has invoked the extra ordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court against the order passed by the learned Tribunal granting interest @ 6% on the delayed payment of death-cum-retirement gratuity and commuted value of pension. The applicant before the Tribunal was relieved from his duties on 12.04.2004 after taking voluntary retirement but the death-cum-retirement gratuity amounting to Rs.2,10,920/- and commuted value of pension amounting to Rs.3,86,140/- was not paid. Since there was delay in making the payment, the Tribunal directed the petitioner to pay interest @ 6%. CWP No.5410 of 2008 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that since the applicant was paid full amount of pension, therefore, interest on the commuted value of pension is not tenable. The applicant has sought commuted value of pension keeping in view of his financial planning but the petitioner delayed such payments without any justified reason. In the absence of payment of commuted value of pension, the payment of pension is not any concession granted by the petitioner which can be taken into consideration so as to mitigate their liability to pay interest on the said amount. In fact, we are of the opinion that interest awarded is meager but since there is no challenge to the said grant of interest by the applicant, we do not find any reason to interfere in the order passed by the learned Tribunal in the writ jurisdiction of this Court. Dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE ( MOHINDER PAL ) April 01, 2008 JUDGE jt