IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.11519 of 2010 Date of Decision : July 02, 2010. Janta Singh and others .....Petitioners versus Pepsu Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.C.Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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 petitioners are retired employees of the P.R.T.C. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondent-Corporation to release their retiral dues including gratuity, commuted value of pension, arrears of dearness allowance alongwith interest etc. The petitioners have averred that notwithstanding their entitlement in terms of the Service Regulations, 1992, the afore-stated benfits have not been paid on the pretext of financial crisis of the Corporation. In this regard, the petitioners have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 12.4.2010 (Annexure P-4) which has also not been responded so far. C.W.P.No .11519 of 2010 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 that notwithstanding the alleged financial crunch, let the petitioners' claim, as contained in the legal notice dated 12.4.2010 (Annexure P-4), be considered and disposed of by passing a speaking order in accordance with law and if the petitioners are found entitled to the retiral dues, the same be released within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 02, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE