IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 4974 of 2009 Date of Decision: 30.3.2009. Kishore Chand --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Suresh Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG, Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondent-State. Two sets of complete paper book be furnished to him during the course of the day. The petitioner was serving as a Fitter in the Ranjit Sagar Dam Project, Shahpur Kandi and retired from service on 30.11.2007 on attaining age of superannuation. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has not been paid the pensionary benefits including gratuity, leave encashment etc. He has served legal notice dated 3.11.2008 (Annexure P-3) but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to consider the legal notice served by the petitioner. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take decision on the legal notice of the petitioner, referred to herein above. If, there is no legal impediment, all CWP. No. 4974 of 2009 -2- the retiral benefits, admissible to the petitioner be released within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. However, in the event, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 30.3.2009 lucky