Civil Writ Petition. No.9510 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition. No.9510 of 2009 Decided on : 02-07-2009 Yakub Masih .... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL. Present:- Mr. KS Kapur, Advocate for the petitioner. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J (Oral). The petitioner, who retired as Clerk from Municipal Council, Pathankot, on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.8.2008, has filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the respondents to release his retiral benefits i.e. pension, commuted pension and arrears of pension, which have not been released so far. Before filing this petition, the petitioner has served a legal notice dated 11.5.2009 (Annexure P-4) to the respondents for releasing his retiral benefits. It is the case of the petitioner that the said legal notice has not been decided till date and retiral benefits have not been paid to the petitioner. Civil Writ Petition. No.9510 of 2009 -2- In view of these facts, without issuing notice to the other side as it will unnecessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the said legal notice (Annexure P-4) filed by the petitioner for the grant of said benefit, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months in accordance with law. 2th July, 2009. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) Monika JUDGE