IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.19601 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: November 18, 2008 SOM NATH ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: MR. RAMESH GOYAL, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner who retired on 31.3.2008, as a Clerk from Municipal Council, Budhlada, District Mansa has prayed that directions be issued to the respondents to release his retiral dues. The petitioner has also served a legal notice (Annexure P-3) upon the respondent which has not been decided so far. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.4 to decide the legal notice (Annexure P-3) within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. In case the petitioner is found entitled to the retiral dues, the same be released to him within one month of the decision of the legal notice. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE November 18, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE