CWP(T)No. 3026/2008(OA 332/96) 13.3.2009 Present: Mr. K.D Shreedhar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K Sharma, Sr. Additional Advocate General with Sh. Vivek Thakur, Addl. Advocate General for respondents. On 25th March, 1996, the following order was passed in the present petition:- “Admit. Shri Narinder Thakur, Ld. Additional Advocate General waives service of notice on behalf of respondents. Reply within six weeks. Respondents are directed to release retrial benefits except Rs.20,000/- (Rs. Twenty thousand). Dasti” In the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for release of his retrial benefits. The retrial benefits were withheld keeping in view the office Memorandum dated 31st December, 1995 (Annexure A-1). The said Annexure is notice to Show Cause for initiation of disciplinary proceedings. Alongwith M.A No-1048/97, the claimant has placed on record the order dated 3rd April, 1997 (Annexure P-1), from which it is evident that the disciplinary proceedings commenced against the petitioner were dropped. The proceedings were dropped in the year 1997 but it is rather unfortunate that the matter could not be taken up and decided inspite of order dated 31st July, 1997 passed by the respondent. In the absence of any proceedings against the applicant, the respondents are directed to immediately release the remaining sum of Rs.20,000/-. Payment be made within a period of four weeks positively from today, if not already released. It is clarified that if the amount is not disbursed to the claimant within the aforesaid period, the State shall pay interest @ 9% from the said date. Copy dasti. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. March 13, 2009 (rana)