IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19083 of 2010 Date of Decision : October 26, 2010. Budh Singh .....Petitioner versus Food Corporation of india and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Anupam Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner retired from the post of Manager in the respondent-Corporation w.e.f. 30.4.2010 after rendering 39 years' of service. It is his positive case that no disciplinary proceedings or any penal action is pending against him. Notwithstanding the fact that about six months have passed, the petitioner alleges that his retiral dues are not being released without assigning any reason. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 26.8.2010 (Annexure P-1) also but without any response thereto. Having heard leaned counsel for the petitioner and considering the averments made in the writ petition, prima-facie, there appears to be no justification for with-holding or delaying the release of C.W.P.No .19083 of 2010 2 the petitioner's retiral dues. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at this stage with a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim, as contained in the legal notice dated 26.8.2010 (Annexure P-1) and in case there is no legal embargo, release his retiral dues alongwith arrears within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to interest @ 7% per annum on the delayed payments. In case there is any valid justification for with-holding the retiral dues, such reason be communicated to the petitioner within the stipulated period. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. October 26, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE