IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 7144 of 2009 Date of Decision: 12.5.2009. Surinder Singh Sandhu --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG, Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondent-State. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner retired as DSP, Vigilance on 29.2.2004. After his retirement only provisional pension was sanctioned to him. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have failed to settle the pension claim of the petitioner and even the retiral benefits like gratuity, leave encashment and other admissible payments have not been made to the petitioner. The petitioner has served a legal notice dated 30.6.2008 (Annexure P-12) but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner. CWP. No. 7144 of 2009 -2- This petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondents to settle the pension of the petitioner finally and also the claim of retiral benefits and if, there is no legal impediment, all the admissible retiral benefits be granted to him within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. Needless to say that in the event, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 12.5.2009 lucky