IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 9464 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 06.08.2009 Kaushalya Devi .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. R.C. Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The husband of the petitioner was working as Driver in the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana. Since 1995, he is missing and in this regard, the petitioner has lodged DDR No. 11 dated 10.5.1995 in Police Post Asron, District Ropar, copy of which has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P-1. It is the case of the petitioner that as per the instructions dated 19.4.2006, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-2, one year after the lodging of DDR by the petitioner regarding the missing of her husband, the respondents are bound to release the service benefits of her missing husband. In spite of the aforesaid instructions, respondent No.2 is sitting over the matter and in spite of the recommendations made by the Directorate of Local Government, Punjab, CWP No. 9464 of 2009 -2- Chandigarh (Pension Branch), copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-6, respondent No.2 is not looking into the matter. It is the further case of the petitioner that she has also served legal notice dated 1.9.2008, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-4, upon respondents No.1 and 2, but till date, neither the legal notice has been decided nor the service benefits of the husband of the petitioner have been released. In view of these facts, counsel for the petitioner states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice served by her. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 1.9.2008 (Annexure P-4), in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. August 06, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE