IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 21717 of 2010 Date of Decision: 6.12.2010. Ms. Minaxi Devi --Petitioner Versus D.H.B.V.N. Ltd. & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Surinder Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3 only. Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate present in the Court on behalf of Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. Father of the petitioner late Sh. Bhoop Singh was serving with the respondent-Nigam. The said employee died on 16.2.1996. Family pension was sanctioned in favour of his widow namely Smt. Santosh vide P.P.O dated 24.4.1996. Unfortunately, the widow of the deceased employee and the mother of the petitioner was murdered on 6.9.1999 and a criminal case in respect to the said murder is pending in the court. The petitioner and her minor sister namely Manju and minor brother Manjeet have been left. They asked for family pension all of them being minors. Petitioner served a legal notice dated 15.2.2009 (Annexure P-1). On this notice being served for family pension the respondents asked for completion of certain CWP. No. 21717 of 2010 -2- formalities as is evident from Annexure P-2. It is stated that the petitioner has completed all the formalities but the family pension has not been released till date. Petitioner served a demand notice dated 8.9.2010 (Annexure P-3) but till date the family pension has not been sanctioned/paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the demand notice (Annexure P-3) served by the petitioner, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take decision on the demand notice (Annexure P-3) as also the original notice (Annexure P-1) for grant of family pension within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. If, there is no legal impediment the family pension may be released in favour of the petitioner and other minor children of the deceased employee. Since the respondents have delayed the payment of family pension for a considerable period, the petitioner shall also be entitled to the interest on the delayed payments. Let the entire claim of the petitioner and the other Legal Representatives be settled within the aforesaid period of three months. 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 6.12..2010. lucky