CWP No.8855 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.8855 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 27.05.2010 **** Smt. Surjit Kaur . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and others . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Amaninder Preet, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner owing to the precarious health condition of her husband, who is completely bedridden, seeks a direction that the pension and other retiral dues of her husband may be released and paid to her. (2). Notice of motion was issued and pursuant thereto, respondents have been served. There appears to be no serious dispute that the petitioner’s husband met with an accident on 09.02.2010 and due to the head injury, is lying unconscious mental and physical state. The petitioner’s CWP No.8855 of 2010.doc - 2 – husband served in the Police Department and was getting pension after retirement. (3). As the petitioner’s husband is unable to receive his pension and the family needs financial assistance for his treatment and self-sustenance, the petition is allowed and respondents No.1 & 2 are directed to release and pay the pension and other retiral dues of the petitioner’s husband to her through respondent No.3-Bank forthwith. It is further directed that let the bank Account be opened in the name of the petitioner in the State Bank of Patiala (respondent No.3) and the pension and other retiral dues of the petitioner’s husband be deposited in the said account. The petitioner shall be entitled to operate the said account without any hindrance. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 27.05.2010 vishal shonkar