IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No. 240 of 2009 Date of Decision : May 27, 2009 Ranjit Singh Khera ....Petitioner Versus Harjit Singh and and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. D.K.Kaushal, Advocate Mr. M.C.Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) According to the petitioner, pension, gratuity and amount of leave encashment have not been released to him despite his premature voluntary retirement, which he obtained in the year 2000. Short reply has been filed on behalf of respondent No.2. It stands mentioned therein that leave encashment amounting to Rs.1,33,600/- was sanctioned to the petitioner vide order dated 18.8.2008 and payment of the same made to the petitioner by the District Social Security Officer, Faridkot, through cheque No. 506421 dated 31.10.2008. Similarly, the amount of Rs.1,06,464/- towards gratuity has since been paid to the petitioner through cheque No. 5148927 dated 21.5.2009 after deducting an amount of Rs.1,13,976/- vide memo. dated 3.3.2009. It is C.O.C.P. No. 240 of 2009 -2- further mentioned that the Accountant General(A&E), Punjab, has sanctioned pension to the petitioner at the rate of Rs.4697/- with effect from 1.8.2000 and PPO No. 226500/PB issued by the Accountant General (A&E), Punjab, on 4.5.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforementioned amount of Rs.1,13,976/- has been wrongly deducted from the gratuity admissible to the petitioner and, therefore, the petitioner be granted liberty to challenge the memo. dated 3.3.2009. Moreover, the petitioner ought to have been paid interest on the delayed payment of pension, gratuity and leave encashment. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the respondents have yet to issue anticipatory pension certificate to the petitioner as the same is required by the District Treasury Officer, Faridkot, for making payment of the pension amount to the petitioner. Learned State Counsel, after obtaining instructions from Sh.Naresh Kumar, Senior Assistant, states that the aforementioned certificate has since been issued on 30.4.2009. He has handed over a photocopy of the said certificate to learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the above, the present petition has been rendered infructuous and, accordingly, disposed of. Rule is discharged. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to represent to the respondents for claiming interest on the delayed payment of pension, gratuity and leave encashment. The representation shall be considered and C.O.C.P. No. 240 of 2009 -3- decided within a period of 3 months from the receipt thereof. The petitioner would also be at liberty to challenge the memo. dated 3.3.2009 regarding deduction of Rs.1,13,976/- from gratuity admissible to the petitioner, in accordance with law. ( T.P.S.MANN ) May 27, 2009 JUDGE ajay-1