IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11115 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 28.07.2009 Shivinder Singh .... PETITIONER Versus The Punjab State Cooperative Supply & Marketing Federation Ltd. and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Ms. Jagdeep Bains, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who has retired from the services of the Markfed on 30.9.2003, has filed this petition for issuing direction to the respondents to release the amount of his leave encashment, which has been illegally withheld vide order dated 30.4.2009 (Annexure P-11), passed by the Managing Director, Markfed, on the legal notice served by the petitioner. A perusal of the impugned order dated 30.4.2009 shows that as far as the gratuity amount is concerned, the same has been ordered to be released to the petitioner forthwith. Regarding the leave encashment, it has been stated that the arbitration proceedings initiated against the petitioner are pending and the said amount will be released after the final outcome of CWP No. 11115 of 2009 -2- the said arbitration proceedings. As far as interest on the delayed payment of gratuity is concerned, it will be open for the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy. In view of the above, counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to avail his alternative remedies, regarding the release of leave encashment and interest on the delayed payment of gratuity. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. July 28, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE