IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8343 of 2008 Date of Decision: 19.5.2008 Sajjan Singh Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.C.PURI Present: Shri R.N.Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Shri Harish Rathee, Sr. D.A.G. Haryana accepts notice. Petitioner has retired from service in the month of January 2008. It is his case that by now, even provisional pension has not been released in his favour. Counsel for the parties heard. We dispose of this writ petition by issuing directions to respondent No.2 to pass an appropriate order with regard to release of pensionary benefits in favour of the petitioner. If no decision has been taken with regard to suspension period, which the petitioner had undergone earlier, the same be taken as per law within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, pensionary benefits, Civil Writ Petition No.8343 of 2008 including gratuity etc. be released in favour of the petitioner within two weeks, if there is no legal hitch in doing the same. If the authorities wish to detain any part of the pensionary benefit, a specific order be passed in that regard and a copy of the same be supplied to the petitioner. It is made clear that if without any justification, amount is not released in favour of the petitioner, he shall be entitled to get interest @ 7% per annum from the date that amount has become due till its realisation. (Jasbir Singh) Judge May 19, 2008 (K.C. Puri) gk Judge 2