C.W.P. No. 9934 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 9934 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 31, 2011 Hans Raj .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) As per the petitioner, he was appointed as a Peon in the office of Municipal Council, Kot-Kapura on 22.01.1977. He was promoted as a Clerk. He superannuated on 31.03.2011 from the post of Clerk in the office of Municipal Council, Kot-Kapura. Till date, except an amount of ` 1 lac, which has been paid to the petitioner, no other retiral benefits have been released to him, not even pension has been released till date. The petitioner was forced to serve a legal notice dated 16.05.2011 (Annexure P-5) but till date, no decision has been taken by the respondents on the said legal notice. He prays that some time bound direction may be issued C.W.P. No. 9934 of 2011 2 for consideration and decision on the legal notice. Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to The Deputy Director, Local Bodies (Pension Cell), Ferozepur-respondent No. 2 and The Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Kot-Kapura-respondent No. 3 to consider the legal notice dated 16.05.2011 (Annexure P-5) and take a decision thereon within a period of two months' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The benefits, which the petitioner is held entitled to on decision of the legal notice, be released to him within a further period of four weeks. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 31, 2011 JUDGE pj