CWP No.2754 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision: 2.2.2010 Prem Lata Vij Vs. Stat e of Haryana and another CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.PK Goklaney, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. RKS Brar, Addl. AG, Haryana, for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J.(Oral) The petitioner joined as S.S. Mistress on 27.2.1969. She was later confirmed as such on 6.2.1985. It is petitioner's own case that she submitted her pension case in the department only in December, 2003. There is correspondence between the petitioner and the department regarding the service book. However, now the service book of the petitioner is available. The petitioner secured premature retirement on completion of 55 years of age. The grievance of the petitioner is that she has not been paid pensionary benefits even though the representation and legal notice were served. This petition has been filed claiming the pensionary benefits along with interest. In the reply fled by the State, it is stated that the petitioner went abroad and did not join the duty with effect from 09.06.1989 to 29.02.1996. Her claim for service benefit for the aforesaid period already stands rejected. It is, however, stated that the case of the petitioner for pension has been recommended to the Accountant General, Haryana, vide letter dated 18.11.2009. The fact remains that the petitioner had not been paid the retiral benefits till date. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to settle all admissible pensionary claims of the petitioner within a period of three months and pension be released to the petitioner within a period of one month thereafter. CWP No.2754 of 2009 2 Mr.Goklaney submits that the petitioner is also entitled to the interest. According to her own submission, the petitioner has completed the papers only in December, 2003. However, still the department has taken a long time to settle the pensionary benefits claimed by the petitioner. In view of the above, the petitioner shall be entitled to the statutory interest where-ever payable with effect from 1.4.2004 till the date of actual payment. 02.02.2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE