IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.1656 of 2010 Date of Decision: 05.09.2011 Baldev Raj ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Charanjit Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. B.S.Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner retired from service on 28.02.2009. He is said to have neither been paid the salary for a period preceding one year nor the retiral dues have been released. The respondents have filed their reply/affidavit to the effect that all the retiral dues have since been sanctioned and paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also does not dispute that the due payments have been paid though after inordinate delay. In these circumstances, the petition is allowed to the extent that the petitioner shall be entitled to interest w.e.f. 01.06.2009 till actual realization of the due amount(s) at the rate of 7% per annum. The arrears of interest shall be paid to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) 05.09.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'