IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 6560 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 30.04.2009 Vijay Kumar and others .... PETITIONERS Versus Municipal Council, Batala and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. R.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who have retired from the office of Municipal Council, Batala on 30.8.2008 and 30.9.2008, after attaining the age of superannuation, have filed this petition for issuing direction to the respondents to release their retiral benefits, which have been withheld without any justification and reason. It is the case of the petitioners that in this regard, they have served separate legal notices (Annexures P-4 to P-6) dated 8.1.2009 upon the respondents. It is further stated in the petition that in spite of the directions issued by the Directorate Local Government, Punjab, Chandigarh, the respondent-Municipal Council, Batala, has not released the retiral benefits of the petitioners till date. In view of the aforesaid facts, without issuing notice of motion CWP No. 6560 of 2009 -2- as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the legal notices (Annexures P-4 to P-6) in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from today. April 30, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE