C.W.P.No.6574 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.6574 of 2008 Date of Decision:25.04.2008 Makhan Chand and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA AND HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr.I.D.Singla, Advocate, for the petitioners. *** ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(Oral) Both the petitioners retired as Junior Assistant from Municipal Committee, Qadian, District Gurdaspur. Petitioner No.1 retired on 26.11.2007 and petitiioner No.2 retired on 30.11.2007 after rendering more than 30 years of service with respondent No.2. Despite the fact that the petitioners have retired, their retiral dues have not been paid. Petitioner No.1 served a legal notice upon respondent No.3 which has been replied vide Annexure P-3 wherein it has been averred that as far as petitioner No.1 is concerned, a sum of Rs.5,25,000/- is payable to him out of which a sum of Rs.40,000/- has already been paid. As far as petitioner No.2 is concerned, although nothing has been said in reply to the legal notice, however, it seems that no amount is paid to him also. The reason for non-payment of the retiral dues to the petitioners is that Municipal Committee, Qadian, is going C.W.P.No.6574 of 2008 2 through the financial crunch and economic condition of the Municipal Committee is poor. On April 23, 2008, we had orally asked the learned State Counsel as to when the retiral dues would be paid to the petitioners. Today, on instructions from Mr.Jaspal Singh, Accountant in the office of Director of Local Self Government, he has stated that all the retiral dues would be paid to the petitioners expeditiously. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we dispose of the writ petition with the direction to the Director, Local Self Government to ensure that the petitioners are paid the retiral dues within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE April 25, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) seema JUDGE