IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 19853 of 2001 Date of decision: 10.02.2009 Smt. Pritam Kaur wife of Late Shri Amar Singh .....PETITIONER VERSUS UHBVN Ltd., Panchkula, through its Managing Director and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. Sanjay Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Naveenender P.K.Singh, Advocate, for the respondents. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) In the present writ petition, the prayer has been made by the petitioner for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release the arrears of pension and other pensionary benefits along with interest @ 18% per annum which her husband Late Shri Amar Singh was entitled to and further directing the respondents to release the family pension to the petitioner w.e.f. the date of death of her husband Sh. Amar Singh i.e. 01.05.1999. The said retiral benefits were denied to the petitioner on the ground that CWP No. 9784 of 1989 was pending adjudication before this Hon'ble Court. CWP No. 19853 of 2001 -2- In the light of the order even dated passed in CWP No. 9784 of 1989, wherein the said writ petition challenging the award of the Labour Court, vide which the workman has been reinstated,which was filed by the respondent in this writ petition, has been dismissed, the impediment as far as the claim made in the present writ petition by the petitioner stands removed. A direction is issued to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and release the same within a period of three months' from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In case the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, a well reasoned speaking order be passed and the same be also conveyed to her within a period of one week thereafter. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) JUDGE February 10, 2009 pj