IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.18033 of 2009 Date of Decision:- 26.04.2011 Joginder Lal ....Petitioner(s) vs. State of Punjab and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.Karminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG, Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr.Ashwani Parashar, Advocate, for respondents No.3 and 4. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) An objection has been raised with regard to the maintainability of this writ petition against respondent No.3-The Hoshiarpur Central Cooperative Bank, Railway Road, Hoshiarpur. Another objection has been raised with regard to the remedy available to the petitioner under clause XIV of the Pension Scheme, 2005, under which the petitioner is claiming the pensionary benefits. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner would avail of his alternative remedy as suggested by the respondents in para 19 of written statement. He only prays that since the petitioner is claiming pension, time bound directions be issued to the Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Punjab to consider his claim and pass an order on his petition. He prays that permission may be granted to the petitioner to withdraw this C.W.P.No.18033 of 2009 -2- writ petition to avail his alternative remedy. Prayer is granted. Writ petition is permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to avail his remedy under Clause XIV of the Pension Scheme, 2005. In case the petitioner files a petition within a period of two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and decided within a period of eight weeks from the date of submission of such petition. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. April 26, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE