IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 16070 of 2008 Date of decision: November 17, 2008 Bhim Sain --- Petitioner Versus Pepsu Road Transport Corporation & another ---- Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. Ashish Grover, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. GS Gill, Advocate, with Ms. Anu Brar, Advocate, for the respondents. Ashutosh Mohunta, J (Oral). The petitioner, who has retired as Upholster from Bathinda Depot of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, prays for issuance of directions to the respondents to release gratuity amounting to Rs. 2,64,165/-, which has been withheld due to financial crisis in the respondent-Corporation. After hearing the counsel, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to respondent No. 2 to decide the legal notice ( Annexure P-4) of the petitioner in accordance with law, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In case the petitioner is found entitled to the gratuity as claimed, the same shall be released to him within one month thereafter, failing which the respondents shall be liable to pay interest on the delayed payment. [Ashutosh Mohunta] Judge [Rajan Gupta] Judge November 17, 2008 `ask'