IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 1520 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 30.01.2009 Baljit Kaur ...Petitioner versus Union of India and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. D. S. Pheruman, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant her ex-gratia compensation of Rs.3.50 lacs along with family pension, government employment and a plot for residential house etc., being a terrorist victim. According to the petitioner, her husband Sahib Singh was kidnapped by the terrorists on 17.06.1992 and was killed on the same date. FIR No. 14 dated 07.03.1993 was got registered to that effect at Police Station Raja Sansi,District Amritsar. The petitioner's grievance is that even though she is a terrorist victim, which fact has been duly verified by the police authorities, she is not being granted the benefit of compensation, family pension and benefits under the Rehabilitation Scheme, framed by the Union of India and the Government of Punjab for the terrorist victims like her. A copy of the instructions dated 27.04.1994 (Annexure P-7) has been placed on record. The petitioner has further averred that she has represented the C.W.P NO. 1520 OF 2009 -2- authorities time and again followed by a legal notice dated 15.09.2006 (AnnexureP-8) , but no action has been taken by the respondents. It further appears that petitioner had earlier filed a civil suit for declaration, seeking ex-gratia grant of Rs.One lac with the same set of allegations. The said suit was dismissed by the trial Court, as well as, the Appellate Court. However, on a Regular Second Appeal preferred by the petitioner, this Court vide order dated 16.03.1998, permitted the petitioner to withdraw the suit itself with liberty to have recourse to other appropriate remedy, as may be available in law. It is thereafter, that the petitioner sent representations to the authorities and also served a legal notice. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any views on merits of the petitioner's claim, however, having regard to all the attending circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner's claim, as contained in legal notice dated 15.09.2006 (Annexure P-8) and dispose of the same by passing a reasoned order within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Needless to say that if the petitioner is found entitled to any benefit under the government policy, the same shall be released in her favour within two months thereafter. JANUARY 30, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE