CWP No.16439 of 2011.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.16439 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 05.09.2011 **** Harvinderjit Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. BS Baath, Advocate for the petitioner **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). Notice of motion. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, learned DAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Having regard to the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to call upon the respondents to file their reply(ies)/affidavit(s), at this stage. (2). The petitioner retired from the post of Panchayat Officer w.e.f. 30.11.2009. His retiral dues have not been paid even though the Executive Officer of the Panchayat Samiti, Dhariwal, where he was posted, has already recommended to respondent No.2 way back on 10.03.2010 (Annexure P1). The petitioner has thereafter got served the respondents with a legal notice dated 13.07.2011 CWP No.16439 of 2011.doc - 2 – (Annexure P2) but it appears that the office of respondent No.2 has put the pension case of the petitioner under the carpet without communicating any reason to him. (3). In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 that if there is no legal impediment, the pension dues of the petitioner be released within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with interest @ 6% p.a. failing which the rate of interest shall stand increased to 7% p.a. (4). The interest shall be payable to the petitioner from 01.03.2010 till the date of actual realization. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 05.09.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge