IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.12946 of 2010 Date of Decision : July 26, 2010. Suman Lata .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.C.Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion to respondent Nos.1 to 3 only at this stage. Mr.H.S.Brar, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on their behalf. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to accept her application for pre-mature/voluntary retirement in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Privately Managed Recognized Aided Schools Retirement Benefits Scheme, 1992. As per the averments, the petitioner joined respondent No.4-School as a JBT Teacher w.e.f. 28.7.1988. Since her appointment was not approved by the D.P.I. (S.E.), C.W.P.No .12946 of 2010 2 Punjab, the petitioner approached this Court by way of a Civil Writ Petition No.10383 of 1988 which was finally allowed on 9.11.1988. The petitioner meanwhile has completed more than 50 years of age and is eligible for pre-mature retirement in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Privately Managed Recognized Aided School, Retirement Benefits Scheme, 1992 which has come into force w.e.f. 5.2.1987. It is averred that the petitioner applied on 17.11.2009 for her pre-mature retirement but no decision by the Competent Authority-respondent No.2 has taken on that application so far. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of relief sought by the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the D.P.I. (SE), Punjab- respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's application for pre-mature/ voluntary retirement and dispose of the same by passing an appropriate order in accordance with the Government Scheme, within a period of two weeks from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 26, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE