C.W.P. No.16760 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.16760 of 2011 Date of Decision: 08.09.2011 Ramesh Chander ....Petitioner Versus Food Corporation of India and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Sushil Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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 ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release the terminal benefit on account of revision of pay scale including the gratuity, revised leave encashment along with arrears of pay fixation w.e.f. 01.01.2007 as per Circular dated 18.09.2009. Contends that the petitioner retired from service of Food Corporation of India as Manager on 31.10.2009. The pay scales and allowances of the employees of the respondent-Corporation were revised w.e.f. 01.01.2007 vide notification dated 18.09.2009 (Annexure P-1). The petitioner is stated to have duly exercised his option regarding the new pay scales. It is, however, contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner had completed all the formalities and was eligible for the grant of revised pay scales. Still the benefit of the same has not been C.W.P. No.16760 of 2011 2 extended to him. Accordingly, the petitioner vide representation Annexure P-2 dated 20.04.2011 requested the respondents for finalization of his case for the grant of benefits on account of revision of pay scales. The same has not been decided and is still pending. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the representation dated 20.04.2011 (Annexure P-2) as expeditiously as possible preferably within one month from the receipt of a copy of this Order. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 08.09.2011 JUDGE gurpreet