C.W.P. No. 8234 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8234 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 10, 2011 Gurdas Mal .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab ..... RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. K.S.Kapur, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner retired from service of the Municipal Council, Pathankot on 31.12.2010 as Gangman. On retirement, the petitioner was paid an amount of ` 2,44,228/- vide a cheque but the details of the payment had not been intimated to the petitioner. The petitioner has not been paid the pension and other pensionary benefits till date despite his retirement. He submits that the petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 09.02.2011 (Annexure P-3) and thereafter, a legal notice dated 18.04.2011 (Annexure P-4) but the same have not been decided by the Deputy Director, Local Bodies, Amritsar Region-respondent No. 3 and the Executive Officer, C.W.P. No. 8234 of 2011 2 Municipal Council, Pathankot-respondent No. 4 till date. He, accordingly, prays that the petitioner would be, at this stage, satisfied if a direction is issued to respondents No. 3 and 4 to consider and decide the claim of the petitioner, which he has made through his representation and legal notice, within some specified time. Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the Deputy Director, Local Bodies, Amritsar Region-respondent No. 3 and the Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Pathankot-respondent No. 4 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 18.04.2011 (Annexure P-4), which has been served on the respondents, within a period of three months' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. If the petitioner is held entitled to the claim made through the legal notice, the same be disbursed within a further period of one month and if the claim of the petitioner is rejected, the order be conveyed to him forthwith. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 10, 2011 JUDGE pj