IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP NO.3458 OF 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 4.3.2009 Kamla Kapoor ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.A.S.Manaise, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. On the asking of this Court, Mr.Chahal accepts notice on behalf of the respondents no.1 to 3. With the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The husband of the petitioner, namely, Kamal Kapoor was serving as CWP NO.3458 OF 2009 :2: Junior Engineer Mechanical in the Department of Irrigation, Punjab and died on 13.8.1994 in harness. Family pension was sanctioned in favour of the petitioner vide PPO No.32356/S/PB vide letter dated 27.1.1995. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have now stopped the family pension without any valid reason. The petitioner has also served legal notice (Annexure P-4) which has not been decided till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the legal notice (Annexure P-4) and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-4) within period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the competent authority. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 4.3.2009 MFK