IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.12399 of 2008 Date of Decision: January 27, 2009 Neyam Pal Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Union o India & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Babbar Bhan, Advocate, for Dr. Sushil Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Hari Pal Verma, Advocate, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Reply on behalf of respondents has been filed in Court today which is taken on record. Prayer made in this petition is for release of pensionary benefits. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that so far as the pensionary benefits are concerned, they have been released in favour of the petitioner and therefore, the petition in that regard has been rendered infructuous. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, prays for payment of interest as the benefits have been released after a delay of four CWP No.12399 of 2008 [2] years. I have considered the issue. From the written statement, it transpires that the disciplinary authority has imposed a number of penalties upon the petitioner. A sum of Rs.2,50,025/-, and Rs.6,35,00/- on account of House Building Advance interest is still outstanding against the petitioner. It has been admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in challenge to the penalties, a writ petition is pending adjudication in this Court and is yet to be decided. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case and in particular the fact that penalties had been imposed on the petitioner and some recoveries were required to be effected, I find that the petitioner is not entitled to payment of interest. In view of the fact that pensionary benefits have been released on 16.12.2008, the petition is rendered infructuous. The petition is disposed of as such. (AJAI LAMBA) January 27, 2009 JUDGE avin