IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4549 of 2010 Date of Decision : March 16, 2010. Sampuran Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Dr.M.L.Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner has retired w.e.f. 31.1.2009 as a Science Master from the Education Department, Government of Punjab on attaining the age of superannuation. He seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to release his retiral benefits including pension, gratuity etc. It is the petitioner's case that over one year has passed but nothing has been paid to him despite repeated representations including one dated 27.1.2010 (Annexure P-4). Having heard learned learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent C.W.P.No . 4549 of 2010 2 Nos.2 & 3 to consider the petitioner's pending claim and release his retiral benefits, if there is no legal embargo, as early as possible and preferably within a perid of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, failing which the petitioner shall also be entitled to claim interest in accordance with law. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. March 16, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE