IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.16275 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 02, 2011. Bharat Astha .....Petitioner versus Director General of Police, Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Rajesh K.Dadwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner was a Police Officer who retired from service w.e.f. 31.12.2010 on attaining the age of superannuation. It appears that the retiral dues have been with-held on account of pendency of an FIR No.135 dated 6.7.2001 registered at Police Station Sector-19, Chandigarh under Sections 177, 191, 192, 193, 199, 405, 406, 463, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC against the petitioner and some other persons. It is alleged that the police has submitted untraced report twice after investigation in the above stated case and there is nothing incriminating against the petitioner on the basis of which his retiral dues can be withheld. In this regard, the petitioner has served a legal notice CWP No.16275 of 2011 [2] dated 13.5.2011 (Annexure P-2) also, but without any response thereto so far. In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner contained in the aforementioned legal notice dated 13.5.2011 and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Suffice it to mention that whatever is found due as per the Rules, be also released to the petitioner within the stipulated period. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 02, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE