CWP No.2356 of 2009 -1- In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. Date of decision: 13.02.2009. Jaswant Singh ... Petitioner Versus Punjab State Electricity Board and others ... Respondents CORAM; HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.VK Shukla, Advocate,for the petitioner. Ms.Alka Chatrath, Advocate,for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): Notice of motion. At this stage, Ms.Alka Chatrath,Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties at length. The petitioner sought voluntary retirement from service. His request was accepted vide order dated 09.02.2007 and he was allowed voluntary retirement with effect from 21.01.2004. The grievance of the petitioner is that pension and other retiral benefits have not been paid to him till date. It is alleged that the respondents have informed the petitioner that his service book is not complete. The petitioner has also served a legal notice dated 10.01.2009 (Annexure P-2) on the respondents and despite that the CWP No.2356 of 2009 -2- retiral benefits have not been paid. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and take a final decision on the legal notice dated 10.01.2009 (Annexure P-2) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order by the competent authority-respondent No.2. If there is no legal impediment, the retiral benefits of the petitioner be released within a period of one month thereafter along with statutory interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on retiral claims till the amount is actually paid. In the event the claim of the petitioner for retiral benefits is to be rejected, it should by a well reasoned order. 13.02.2009. (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE