C.W.P. No. 10648 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10648 of 2011 Date of Decision : June 03, 2011 Paramjit Singh .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab etc. ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. C.L.Premy, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) It is the contention of the petitioner that he retired on 31.12.2010 but till date, no pensionary benefits have been released to the petitioner. The case of the petitioner was considered by the Director, Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab-respondent No. 2 and a direction was issued to the Executive Officer, Panchayat Samiti Sudhar-respondent No. 5 to release the pensionary benefits vide letter dated 11.04.2011 (Annexure -5). Despite there being specific directions by the competent authority to release the retiral benefits to the petitioner, till date, respondent No.5 has not released the said benefits. Faced with this position, the petitioner had served a legal notice dated 26.04.2011 (Annexure P-6) but the same also has not yielded any result. C.W.P. No. 10648 of 2011 2 Counsel for the petitioner, at this stage, submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Executive Officer, Panchayat Samiti Sudhar-respondent No. 5 to consider the legal notice dated 26.04.2011 (Annexure P-6) within some specified time and pass a speaking order. If that be so, without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the Executive Officer, Panchayat Samiti Sudhar-respondent No. 5 to consider the legal notice dated 26.04.2011 (Annexure P-6) and decide the same within a period of four weeks' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The speaking order, so passed, be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case, the claim made by the petitioner in the legal notice is accepted, the consequential benefits be released to the petitioner within a further period of two weeks. Copy of the order be given dasti under signatures of the Court Secretary of this Court. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) June 03, 2011 JUDGE pj