C.W.P No. 19823 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 19823 of 2009 Date of Decision:- 28.07.2010 Vijay Kumar Sharma ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present: Mr. Kanwar Ashwani Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.S.Brar, Addl.AG, Punjab for respondent No. 1. Mr. Sandeep Khunger, Advocate for respondent No. 2 SURYA KANT, J. (Oral) *** The petitioner retired as Health Inspector from the service of Municipal Corporation, Amritsar w.e.f 30.9.2008 on attaining the age of superannuation. He seeks a direction for the release of his retiral dues like Pension, Gratuity, Leave Encashment etc. Learned counsel for the respondents states that during the pendency of this writ petition, all the retiral dues has been paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on the other hand, submits and rightly so that the petitioner deserves to be awarded due interest on the delayed payments for which the respondents alone are entirely responsible. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering C.W.P No. 19823 of 2009 -2- the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the considered view that the petitioner ought to have been paid the reitral benefits within a period of three months from the date of his retirement. Consequently, the writ petition is allowed in part to the extent that the respondent No. 2 is directed to pay the interest to the petitioner at the rate of 7% per annum w.e.f 01.01.2009 till the date of actual payments to him. The arrears of interest shall be paid within a period of three months. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. ( SURYA KANT ) JUDGE 28.07.2010 Gaurav.A