HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 590 of 2005 Chatur Lal ……….. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. Regional Food Controller, Garhwal Division 3. Additional Commissioner, Food & Civil Supplies, Uttaranchal ………….. Respondents Sri I.P. Gairola, Advocate for the petitioner Standing counsel for the respondents. Dated: 17.5.2005 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon J. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay him post retirement benefits. Briefly stated, the petitioner retired on 31.07.2004 from the post of Senior Marketing Inspector after completing the age of superannuation. He has submitted that he has not been paid retirement benefits even after ten months of his retirement. At the time of hearing of the writ petition, the petitioner confined his prayer to the extent of disposal of his representation dated 31.12.2004. The respondents are directed to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 31.12.2004 within six weeks after the receipt of certified copy of this order. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Rajesh Tandon J. 17.5.2005 *Dhyani