CWP No.3930 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.3930 of 2009 Date of decision : 10-3-2009 Kewal Krishan and others ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. Tribhawan Singla, Advocate, for the petitioners. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral) Petitioner Nos.1 to 8 and the husband of the petitioner No.9 were the employees of respondent No.2 – Punjab State Tubewell Corporation. Husband of petitioner No.9 died on 26-04-2004 while in service. Admittedly all the petitioners i.e. petitioner No.1 to 8 have retired from service. Petitioners have filed this petition for pension and other retiral benefits. The petitioners served a legal notice dated 19-01-2009 (Annexure P-1). No decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that he will be satisfied if the directions are issued to the respondents to take decision on the legal notice. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioners and if the claim of the petitioners for pension and other retiral benefits is found to be legal and valid, all CWP No.3930 of 2009 -2- such benefits be released within a period of three months. In the event, the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) 10-3-2009 JUDGE manju