IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 17451 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 19.03.2009 Rajwant Singh .... PETITIONER Versus The State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. V.K. Shukla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Gill, DAG, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. G.S. Sandhawalia, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who retired as Field Officer from the Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP) on 31.10.2006, has filed this writ petition for directing the respondents to release his gratuity and leave encashment, which has been withheld on the ground of pendency of the charge-sheets against him. Undisputedly, proceedings in five charge-sheets are pending against the petitioner since long time, but the same have not been decided. In view of this fact, counsel for respondents No.2 and 3 very fairly states CWP No. 17451 of 2007 -2- that the proceedings in those five charge-sheets pending against the petitioner will be finally decided within a period of seven months, provided the petitioner files reply to the charge-sheets and associate with the departmental proceedings. He further states that after the final decision of those proceedings, if no loss is found to be caused by the petitioner, his retiral benefits will be released immediately. Counsel for the petitioner states that at present he leaves his prayer to challenge those charge-sheets. He further states that the petitioner will join and contest those charge-sheets, provided that if after decision of those charge-sheets any amount is found due to him, the same will be paid with interest from the date of his retirement. In view of the aforesaid stand taken by counsel for the parties, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the aforesaid five charge-sheets pending against the petitioner within a period of seven months. The petitioner is also directed to join the said departmental proceedings. In case any amount if found due after decision of those charge-sheets, the respondents are directed to pay the same to the petitioner with interest from the date of his retirement. March 19, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) sd/ndj JUDGE