IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP NO.3422 OF 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 4.3.2009 Mohinder Kaur ...Petitioner VERSUS The State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Kanwaljit Singh, Sr.Advocate with Mr.Harmanjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. On the asking of this Court, Ms.Charu Tuli accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State. With the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The husband of the petitioner, namely, Mohinder Singh was serving as Senior Assistant in the Office of District Transport Officer, Bathinda. He died on 24.12.2007 while in service. The petitioner is widow of the deceased employee. She is claiming the benefits of ex-gratia, death-cum- retirement gratuity, leave encashment, GIS, GPF, Family Pension as also the medical reimbursement. The petitioner has sent legal notice dated 17.4.2008 (Annexure P-6) and reminder dated 3.2.2009 (Annexure P-7) CWP NO.3422 OF 2009 :2: but the same has not been decided. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the legal notice/reminder and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to take a decision on the legal notice/reminder within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the competent authority. If the petitioner is found entitled to any claim, the same be released to her in accordance with law within a period of one month thereafter. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 4.3.2009 MFK