IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 16366 of 2010 Date of Decision: 13.9.2010. Sube Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. K.L. Dhingra, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate present in the Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate for respondents. 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 was serving with the respondent-Nigam and retired on 30.9.2006 on attaining the age of superannuation. It is alleged that one Sube Singh who was junior to the petitioner was promoted as J.E.-I as Scheduled Caste candidate. The petitioner represented seeking the benefit of promotion etc. at par with his junior. Petitioner made various representations, the last being dated 15.5.2010 (Annexure P-7). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents have delayed the payment of pension and death-cum-retirement gratuity. According to the petitioner the same has been paid in the month of April, 2010 i.e. after almost 4 years of his retirement. The petitioner has accordingly claimed CWP. No. 16366 of 2010 -2- interest on the delayed payments of the pension/death-cum-retirement gratuity. Petitioner has also placed reliance upon a judgement of the Hon'ble Apex Court reported as 2000 (2) RSJ 647 titled as Vijay L. Mehrotra Vs. State of U.P. & others and a Full Bench judgement of this Court reported as 1997, Judicial Reports 451 titled as A.J. Randhawa, Supdg. Engineer (Retd.) Vs. State of Punjab & others. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the representation made by the petitioner, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.4 to take decision on the representation made by the petitioner in the light of the aforementioned judgements, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. 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 13.9.2010. lucky