IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 1339 of 2009 Date of Decision: 28.1.2009. Sampuran Singh ---Petitioner Vs. PEPSU Road Transport Corp. and another ---Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of PEPSU Road Transport Corp. The short grievance of the petitioner is that he retired from service on 31.1.2007 and his retiral benefits including the retirement-cum- gratuity has been sanctioned by the competent authority vide order dated 3.4.2007 and despite sanction the gratuity has not been released till date. The sanction order has been placed on record. I have perused it. From the sanction order it appears that an amount of Rs. 1,19,671/- has been sanctioned on account of gratuity. In the given circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to release the gratuity of the petitioner along with statutory interest, if there is no legal impediment for such release within a period of three months. Disposed of as such. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 28.1.2009 lucky