IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP NO. 882 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 20.1.2009 Ramesh Chand ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Sukhdev S. Kanwal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Vikas Chatrath, Advocate Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. On the asking of this Court, Mr.Vikas Chatrath, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. With the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner was working as Lineman with the respondents-Board. He suffered electric shock/burn while discharging the duty on 18.8.2006 and consequently lost his left arm and left leg. He suffered 100% disability. The petitioner requested for retirement with invalid pension alongwith service benefits. The petitioner also served two legal notices including Annexure P-3. Though some compensation has been paid, but all the retiral benefits of the petitioner have not been settled till date. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to CWP NO. 882 of 2009 :2: respondents to take a decision on the claim of the petitioner and if the petitioner is found entitled to the claim, the same be released to him within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to respondents Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it should be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 20.1.2009 MFK