IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL. Writ petition No. 713(S/S)2007 Chaman Singh S/o late Sri Lal Chand, Resident of Police Line, Kharkhadhi, Haridwar. ---- Petitioner. Vs. 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Home, Dehradun, 2. Director General of Police, Dehradun, 3. Accountant General, Govt. of Uttarakhand, Dehradun, 4. Inspector General of Police, Dehradun, 5. Senior Superintendent of Police, S.S.P., Haridwar. ----Respondents. Sri B.S. Khanka, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned State Counsel for State of Uttarakhand/respondents. Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. Heard Sri B.S. Khanka, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand/respondents. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to release pension and other retirement benefits due to the petitioner. The petitioner, who has served the Uttarakhand Police as Constable, has retired from service w.e.f. 31 January 2007. Vide letter dated 13th March 2007 the Senior Superintendent of Police, Haridwar, in reply to the legal notice sent by the petitioner, has stated that the petitioner has not completed the formalities which are required to be fulfilled prior to sanction of pension and other retirement dues. It has been mentioned in 2 the letter that there arose dispute between the petitioner and his wife, consequently he is not being paid his retirement dues. So far the question of fulfilling the necessary requirements for release of pension is concerned, the petitioner is directed to fulfill all necessary formalities, which are required for release of pension as also for release of other retirement dues. The respondents are directed that after the required formalities are completed on the part of the petitioner, the respondents shall release pension and other retirement dues pertaining to the petitioner forthwith. So far the question of dispute arisen between the petitioner and his wife is concerned that is not the subject matter of respondents for releasing of pension. With these directions, the writ petition is finally disposed of. No order as to costs. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) June 26, 2007: NCM: