IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.17824 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 22, 2011. Narinder Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Ms.Ravinder Kaur Manaise, 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 who voluntarily retired as a Head Teacher from the Education Department, Punjab, seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to release his full retiral benefits including gratuity and other benefits alongwith interest on delayed payments. The petitioner has lodged the aforementioned claim vide legal notice dated 7.5.2010 (Annexure P-1) followed by a reminder dated 6.9.2010 (Annexure P-5) but nothing has been heard by him so far. 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 the respondents to CWP No.17824 of 2011 [2] consider the aforementioned claim of the petitioner as contained in the legal notices dated 7.5.2010/6.9.2010 and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Suffice it to mention that whatever benefits are found to be admissible, the same shall be released to the petitioner within the stipulated period, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to interest @ 7% per annum. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 22, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE