IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP NO.3493 OF 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 5.3.2009 Subhash Chander ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.P.K.Goklaney, Advocate for petitioner Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) The petitioner retired from service from Municipal Council- respondent no.4 on 31.3.2008. He was not paid the retiral benefits which constrained him to file CWP No.17194 of 2008 before this Court. The said petition came to be disposed of vide order dated 29.9.2008 with a direction to respondents to take a decision on the legal notice of the petitioner. Pursuant to the aforesaid directions, the respondents passed speaking order CWP NO.3493 OF 2009 :2: dated 27.11.2008 (Annexure P-2) wherein the claim of the petitioner for payment of retiral benefits by the respondents was calculated to Rs.707963.00. Out of the said amount, Rs.4.00 lacs already stands paid to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, the balance amount of more than Rs.3.00 lacs is payable. It has been stated that the financial position of the Municipal Council is not sound and the remaining amount shall be paid in four instalments upto 30.9.2009. In view of the speaking order having been passed and the respondents having undertaken to pay the amount in four instalments, I do not find any valid ground to interfere in this petition. It is, however, directed that the petitioner shall be entitled to interest on the amount payable by instalments at the rate of 6% per annum, after expiry of one month from the date of retirement. With the aforesaid observations, this petition is disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 5.3.2009 MFK