C.W.P. No.19775 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.19775 of 2011 Date of Decision: 20.10.2011 Dalel Singh ....Petitioner Versus U.H.B.V.N. 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 count the work charge service of the petitioner from March 1968 to 31.01.1980 for the purpose of retirement benefits with a further prayer for issuance of direction to the respondents to refix the entire retiral benefits and arrears of the same be released thereafter. Contends that the petitioner retired from service on 28.02.2009 after attaining the age of superannuation from the post of Lineman. However, the service of the petitioner rendered with the respondent- Department from March 1968 to 31.01.1980 has not been taken into consideration and nor counted towards retirement benefits. The petitioner made various representations including requests and also sent a legal C.W.P. No.19775 of 2011 2 notice dated 23.04.2011 (Annexure P-1). The same is still pending. It is further stated that the matter is squarely covered by the judgment rendered in the case titled as Ratti Ram vs. State of Haryana and others reported as 2011(2) RSJ 598. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 23.04.2011 (Annexure P-1), 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 arrears, 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) 20.10.2011 JUDGE gurpreet