CWP no. 2102 of 2011(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP no. 2102 of 2011(O&M) Decided on : 17-05-2011 Bharti and another ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. R.S.Malik, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Sunil Nehra, Sr. DAG, Haryana MAHESH GROVER, J Reply on behalf of respondents no. 1 to 6 has been filed in the Court today and the same is taken on record. A copy thereof has been supplied to the counsel opposite. The petitioners in the instant petition are minor children of the deceased Smt. Madhvi (mother) who was working as a JBT Teacher in Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary School, Ganaur, District Sonepat. She died in harness on 24.12.2009. The father of the petitioners was also a Government employee who died on 22.10.2010. The petitioners through their guardian Neha w/o Lokesh have filed the instant petition seeking the financial benefits in accordance with the rules of the respondents pertaining to such ex gratia payments. The respondents have not denied the claim of the petitioners. They say that the petitioners are entitled to an amount of Rs.9,03,696/- and that the father of the petitioners who died almost 10 months after the demise CWP no. 2102 of 2011(O&M) 2 of the mother of the petitioners received a sum of Rs.5,23,904/-, the details of which have been given in para 6 of the reply. On due consideration of the matter, I am of the considered opinion that the amount necessarily has to be released to the petitioners but keeping in view the fact that they are minors and also the justifiable apprehension expressed by the respondents that such amount may be mis- used, I am of the opinion that it would be appropriate to direct the District Judge, Sonepat to make an appropriate arrangement whereby this amount can be kept in a FDR and the interest thereof can be released to the petitioners for their maintenance. In case, some additional amount is required for some unforeseen circumstances, the petitioners shall be at liberty to move the District Judge appropriately who shall after evaluating the circumstances and upon his satisfaction release such amount and shall ensure that the same is utilized for the benefits of the children. Disposed of with aforesaid observations. The petitioners and respondents – Department shall appear before the District Judge concerned on 6.7.2011 alongwith requisite payment. May 17 , 2011 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge