IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.3188 of 2011 Date of Decision:- 26.05.2011 Mathura Dutt Bhatt and others ....Petitioner(s) vs. State of Punjab and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.Gagneshwar Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr.Rahul Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) Counsel for the State, on instructions from Mr.Balraj Sandhu, Clerk, Office of Deputy Director, Urban Local Bodies, Amritsar, states that the pension cases of the petitioners have been accepted and the amount due has been released. She further states that commuted pension and arrears of revised pension and pay, as per the revised scales with effect from 1.1.2006, would be released to the petitioners in accordance with the letter dated 29.9.2010. The first instalment would be paid to them within a period of two months from today and rest of the schedule would be as per the letter dated 29.9.2010. Counsel for the respondent-State has handed over a cheque of Rs.10027/- dated 19.5.2011 drawn at Canara Bank in favour of petitioner No.1-Mathura Dutt Bhatt. C.W.P.No.3188 of 2011 -2- Counsel for respondent No.4 states that because of financial crunch, the Municipal Council, Batala is unable to immediately pay the remaining dues of the retiral benefits. Keeping in view the submission made by counsel for respondent No.4, a direction is issued to release all the retiral dues which has already been sanctioned, if not paid, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Medical reimbursement bills, if any, be also paid to the petitioner in accordance with law with two months. The petition stands disposed of. It would, however, be open to the petitioners to make any further claims from the respondents which, according to the petitioners, they are entitled to, by making a representation. May 26, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE