IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11030 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 27.07.2009 Nirmal Singh .... PETITIONER Versus Pepsu Road Transport Corporation Patiala and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. R.C. Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who has retired as Driver from PRTC, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to release the amount of his gratuity, which has not been released so far, in spite of the fact that the gratuity amount has been calculated. The same is not being released on the ground of financial crisis in the respondent Corporation. Counsel for the petitioner states that in this regard, the petitioner has already served a legal notice dated 28.4.2009 (Annexure P-6) upon the respondents but the same has not been considered and decided so far. He further states that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the said legal notice within a specific period. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will CWP No. 11030 of 2009 -2- un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 28.4.2009 (Annexure P-6) in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. July 27, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE