IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 17133 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 10.11.2009 Shivdev Singh .... PETITIONER Versus Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Navjinder Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who has retired from the services of the Punjab State Electricity Board as Lineman on 30.11.2008, on attaining the age of superannuation, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to release his retiral benefits, which have not been released so far, without any justification and reason. It is the case of the petitioner that in this regard, he submitted representation to the respondents, but when no action was taken on the same, he served legal notice dated 7.9.2009 upon respondents No.1 to 6, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-5, but till date neither any decision has been taken on the same nor the retiral benefits have been released to the petitioner. Counsel states that at this stage, the petitioner will CWP No. 17133 of 2009 -2- be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Secretary, PSEB, Patiala (respondent No.2 herein) to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice within a reasonable time. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 7.9.2009 (Annexure P-5) in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. November 10, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE