IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 5541 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: APRIL 16, 2009 Dharam Pal Kharbanda .....PETITIONER Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Panchkula and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.K.L. Dhingra, Advocate, for the petitioner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who was serving as Junior Engineer (1) with the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Yamun Nagar, has retired from service on 31.1.2006. It is the case of the petitioner that the respondents have withheld an amount of Rs.64,388/- out of the retiral benefits on account of some shortage of transformer oil and parts. It is further the case of the petitioner that in view of the policy decision, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-3, as well as the judgment of this Court in Ratti Ram v. UHBVN and others, CWP No.4631 of 2008, decided on September 11, 2008, the respondents could not have withheld the said amount, particularly when neither any charge-sheet was issued nor any enquiry was held. It is further the case of the petitioner that in this regard the petitioner has submitted a detailed representation for the release of the withheld amount, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-15, but the respondents are not taking any decision on the said representation. CWP No.5541 of 2009 -2- In view of these facts, after hearing the counsel for the petitioner and without issuing notice to the other side as it will unnecessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the said representation expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months. April 16, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE