CWP No.5091 of 2008 etc 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 1.9.2010 1.CWP No.5091 of 2008 Premo ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana & Others …Respondents 2.CWP No.4885 of 2008 Kanta ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Sameer Rathore, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.RD Sharma, Addl.A.G., Haryana Mr.Sanjay Chauha, Advocate for respondent no.2 Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) This order will dispose of CWP Nos.5091 and 4885 of 2008 as common questions of law and facts are involved in both the writ petitions. Keeping in view the controversy involved and with the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. Husbands of the petitioners in both the writ petitions were working as Sweepers with respondents. They died in harness. The petitioners being CWP No.5091 of 2008 etc 2 widows applied for release of pensionary benefits as also for compassionate appointment in place of their deceased husbands. Receiving no response, the petitioners made demand notices (Annexure P-6) which are still pending with respondents. In the reply filed, respondents have stated that the petitioners are entitled to financial assistance of Rs.5.00 lacs each which was offered to them, but they have refused. Today, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he has instructions to make a statement that the petitioners in both the writ petitions are ready to accept Rs.5.00 lacs each as compassionate financial assistance. In view of the reply of the respondents and the statement of the counsel for the petitioners, both the writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amount of Rs.5.00 lacs each to the petitioner(s) in these writ petitions on account of compassionate assistance within a period of one month from the date a certified copy of this order is received by the competent authority. Copy of this order be placed on record of each concerned file. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 1.9. 2010 MFK