IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1849 of 2011 Date of Decision : February 01, 2011. Gita Rani .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.G.P.Vashist, 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 seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents including the Managing Committee of S.D.College for Women, Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala to grant her the House Rent Allowance from the due date alongwith arrears and interest. The petitioner is in service of the respondent-College as a Lecturer in History since 27.10.1976 and is due for retirement w.e.f. 5.12.2011 on attaining the age of superannuation. She urges that as per her service conditions she is entitled to be paid the House Rent Allowance but the respondents have illegally withheld the same despite numerous representations followed by a legal notice dated 26.11.2010 (Annexure P16) served on her behalf. C.W.P.No .1849 of 2011 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.2 to 4 to consider the above mentioned claim of the petitioner as contained in the legal notice (Annexure P-16) also, by passing a speaking order preferably within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Needless to say that if the petitioner is found entitled to, the consequential benefits shall also be released within the stipulated period. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. February 01, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE