IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.11088 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: JULY 27, 2009 Bhupinder Pal Sharma .....PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.Arihant Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner retired from the services of the respondents on 4.5.2007 as Junior Engineer. After his retirement, the retiral benefits were not released to him. Thereupon the petitioner served legal notice dated 18.2.2009 (Annexure P1) on the respondents. In response to the said legal notice, it was intimated by respondent No.4 that leave encashment amount was released to the petitioner on 19.10.2007. Regarding Provident Fund amount, it was stated that the bill for final payment of G.P.Fund amount was forwarded to the Treasury Office on 12.2.2009, but the final payment could not be made because the DDO powers of the office had lapsed on 28.2.2009. Regarding pension, it was stated that due to non-deposit of two advances, i.e., Rs.11,000/- and Rs.10,000/- taken by the petitioner, No Objection Certificate could not be issued due to which the pension could not be released. C.W.P. No.11088 of 2009 -2- Counsel for the petitioner states that after depositing the aforesaid amount of Rs.21,000/-, the petitioner gave reminder dated 2.6.2009 (Annexure P3) to respondent No.4 to release the pension as well as G.P. Fund amount. It is the case of the petitioner that in spite of depositing the said amount, till date the aforesaid two benefits have not been released and the respondents have not taken any action on the said matter. In view of the above, without issuing notice to the other side as it will unnecessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to consider and decide the reminder (Annexure P3) expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months, in accordance with law. In case the amount of pension and G.P. Fund are found to be payable to the petitioner, the same may be paid to him immediately. July 27, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE