Civil Writ Petition No. 7155 of 2011 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 7155 of 2011 Date of Decision : 26.4.2011 **** Lakhmi Chand ............ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ......... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : Mr. Jagtar Kureel, Advocate for the petitioner. **** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH,J. (ORAL) The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to release the pensionary benefits, which have not been released to him despite his superannuation on 30.9.2010. Counsel for the petitioner contends that except the pension and Rs. 1,00,000/-, which had been paid to him, other benefits have not been released to him. He contends that for grant of and release of benefits, which he has prayed for in this writ petition, the petitioner has already served a legal notice dated 24.2.2011 (Annexure P-2) on the respondents but till date neither any decision has been taken nor any relief has been granted to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner prays that the petitioner would be satisfied at this stage if a direction is issued to respondent No.2 Civil Writ Petition No. 7155 of 2011 -2- consider and take decision on his legal notice dated 24.2.2011 (Annexure P-2) within some specified time. Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2- Director, Local Bodies, Punjab, Chandigarh to consider and decide his legal notice dated 24.2.2011 (Annexure P-2) within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. In case the petitioner is held entitled to any benefit the said relief be released to him within a further period of eight weeks. Order dasti. 26.4.2011 (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 'sp' JUDGE