IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 12197 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 22.07.2009 Pushpa Devi .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Sandeep Kotla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Dalal, Advocate, for respondent No.3. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who is widow of Shri Mohar Singh Saini, a deceased employee, has filed the instant petition for quashing the order dated 19.5.2007 (Annexure P-3), whereby her claim for compassionate appointment to her son as well as for grant of ex-gratia amount of Rs. 2.50 lacs has been declined. Concededly, the husband of the petitioner died on 18.12.2002 while in service, when he was 55 years of age. The claim of the petitioner for ex-gratia appointment has been rejected on the ground that her son was not qualified to be appointed on the post of Peon and further that the CWP No. 12197 of 2007 -2- employee died, at the age of 55 years. However, during the course of hearing, Mr. Dalal, appearing on behalf of respondent No.3, has very fairly stated that the petitioner is entitled to ex-gratia amount of Rs. 2.50 lacs under the ex-gratia scheme, and the said amount will be released to the petitioner within a period of two months. In view of the aforesaid stand taken by counsel for respondent No.3, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to release the ex-gratia amount of Rs. 2.50 lacs to the petitioner within a period of three months from today. In case, the said amount is not released within the said period, the respondents are liable to pay interest at the rate of 6% per annum. July 22, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE