C.W.P. No.20600 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.20600 of 2011 Date of Decision: 07.11.2011 Nisha Rani ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Virender Kumar, 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) The prayer of the petitioner in the present petition is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the service benefits of Satish Kumar (deceased) to the petitioner i.e D.C.R.G., Leave Encashment, Family Pension, Provident Funds, Arrears of Pay, Insurance Claim and other service dues, as well as, the Ex-gratia Financial Assistance under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 along with interest on the delayed payment. Contends that the husband of the petitioner died on 06.02.2005. Immediately, after his death, the respondents were required to release the service benefits to the petitioner being a widow of said Satish Kumar. However, only ` 60,000/- were released. Thereafter, the petitioner moved an application for grant of her appointment on ex-gratia C.W.P. No.20600 of 2011 2 under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2003 applicable to the Municipal Council. Thereafter, the said policy was superseded by the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006. The petitioner again sent various representations and also sent a legal notice on 09.06.2011 which is still pending. Neither the said benefits have been released to the petitioner nor any reply has been sent towards the legal notice. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of, at this stage, with a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 09.06.2011 (Annexure P-2), as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two months from the receipt of a copy of this order. However, in case, the petitioner is found entitled for the said relief, the same shall be released forthwith. In case, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by passing a speaking order. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 07.11.2011 JUDGE gurpreet