IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 20256 of 2008 Date of decision: December 1, 2008 V.K.Mantrao --- Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & another ---- Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. Virinderpal Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ashutosh Mohunta, J (Oral). The petitioner retired from the post of Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department on 30-11-2007. Although pension and GPF have been paid to him, yet the gratuity and leave encashment have not been released so far. Counsel submits that for the relief claimed in this petition, the petitioner has already served a legal notice upon the respondents, which has not been decided as yet. After hearing the counsel, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to respondent No. 1 to decide the legal notice ( Annexure P-3) of the petitioner in accordance with law, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. [Ashutosh Mohunta] Judge [Rajan Gupta] Judge December 1, 2008 `ask'