IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.7086 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: November 6, 2008 RAVINDER PARKASH ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANOTHER ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: MR. RAMESH GOYAL, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MS. CHARU TULI, SR.DAG, PUNJAB. MR. N.D. KALRA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.6. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has retired as Social Studies Master on 31.10.2006. Her grievance is that till date her gratuity and final pension has not been released to her. Counsel for the State submits that the case of the petitioner for release of the aforementioned benefits is under active consideration of the competent authority. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 7 to consider the case of the petitioner for release of her gratuity as well as final pension expeditiously, preferably, within three months from today. In case the petitioner is found entitled to the release of aforementioned retiral dues, the same be released to her within a period of one month thereafter. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE November 6, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE