IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.11247 of 2009 Date of Decision: 29.07.2009 Karnail Singh Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Mandeep K.Saajan, Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) Petitioner raised a loan of Rs.3.91 lacs to purchase a truck in the year 1992. He failed to make payment. The respondent-Corporation started charging penal interest. It is contention of counsel for the petitioner that he has paid the entire principal amount and some portion of the interest component also. By making reference to Policy decision Annexure P4 taken by the Government of Punjab, counsel submits that the Corporation is bound to give him benefit of waiver of interest and penal interest, as provided in above said Policy decision dated 18.8.2004, being an ex-serviceman. It is grievance of the petitioner that the respondents are not supplying him ‘no objection certificate’ regarding clearance of the loan amount. After hearing counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing directions to the Managing Director of respondent No.3 to treat this writ petition as a representation and decide the same by Civil Writ Petition No.11247 of 2009 taking note of the provisions of Policy statement dated 18.8.2004 (P4). If the petitioner is entitled to get benefit under that Policy, the same shall be granted to him forthwith. To the contrary, if the authority wishes to pass an order against the petitioner, a copy of the same shall be supplied to him. Needful be done within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner is directed to supply a copy of the order along with one copy of the writ petition to the officer concerned within ten days. Copy of the order be supplied to counsel for the petitioner under signatures of the Court Reader. 29.07.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2