IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16612 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 04.11.2009 Santokh Raj ... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. A.S. Manaise, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who has retired as Octroi Clerk from Municipal Council, Gurdaspur, on 29.2.2008, on attaining the age of superannuation, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to release his pension and other retiral benefits, which have not been released so far. It is the case of the petitioner that till date, he has not been paid the pension. However, part of the other retiral benefits have been paid to him, but in spite of the representation dated 19.8.2009 (Annexure P-3) made by the petitioner, the respondents have not released the pension and full retiral benefits to him. It is the further case of the petitioner that when his aforesaid representation was not decided by the respondents, he served a legal notice dated 27.8.2009 (Annexure P-4), but till date, no decision has CWP No. 16612 of 2009 -2- been taken on the same. Counsel states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Regional Deputy Director, Department of Local Bodies, Punjab, Amritsar (respondent No.3 herein) to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice, in accordance with law, within a reasonable time. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 27.8.2009 (Annexure P-4), served by the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. November 04, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE