CWP (T) No. 1090 of 2008. 4.11.2009 Present: Ms. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G. for respondents No. 1 & 2. The petitioner has retired from the service on 31.7.2007. His retiral benefits were not paid to him immediately on his superannuation. The pension payment order and death-cum-retirement gratuity certificate was issued on 26.6.2008. The only explanation given in the reply for the delay in payment of retiral benefits is that the papers were not complete. In what manner the papers were not complete has not been spelt out by the respondents. The retiral benefits were required to be paid immediately on the date the petitioner retired on 31.7.2007. Consequently, the respondents are directed to pay the petitioner interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum on PPO with effect from 31.7.2007 to 26.6.2008. The respondents are further directed to pay the petitioner the interest on the gratuity with effect from 31.7.2007 as per Rule 68 of the CCS (Pension) Rules read with instruction No. (3) appended thereto. The needful be done within a period of eight weeks from today. The petition stands disposed of. (R.B. Misra), A.C.J. (Rajiv Sharma), J. November 4, 2009. (cr)