CWP No.9716 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.9716 of 2010 Date of Decision: 24.05.2010 **** Urmil Chadha . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and others . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Surmukh Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.S. Sidhu, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner joined the Education Department as Science Mistress on 06.08.1974 and has retired on attaining the age of superannuation w.e.f. 31.10.2009. While in service, the petitioner was served with a charge-sheet dated 04.08.1988 (Annexure P1) alleging that she willfully absented from duty w.e.f. 01.04.1986. The petitioner is said to have submitted a reply dated 27.08.1988 (Annexure P2) but thereafter heard nothing from the respondents till her retirement. (2). The petitioner, however, has not been paid her retiral dues and she apprehends that the above mentioned obsolete charge-sheet might be the cause of non- payment of her retiral dues. She has already CWP No.9716 of 2010.doc - 2 – represented the authorities followed by a legal notice dated 18.01.2010 (Annexure P6) to which there is no response from the respondents. (3). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, it appears prima facie that the retiral dues of the petitioner could not have been withheld on account of the pendency of the charge-sheet dated 04.08.1998, especially when no further action in that matter was taken. (4). Be that as it may, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.8 to take a final decision in relation to the subject charge- sheet and notwithstanding its pendency, release the retiral dues of the petitioner unless there is any other legal embargo, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (5). Ordered accordingly. (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 24.05.2010 vishal shonkar