IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No.7230 of 2011 Date of Decision:22.12.2011 Sinder Lal @ Surinder Kumar .... Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana and others .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anjum Ahmed, Addl. A.G. Haryana. Mr. Vinod S. Bhardwaj, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release the retiral benefits of the petitioner which have been withheld since 30.11.2010 without assigning any reason as well as to pay arrear of pensionary benefits alongwith interest from the date of retirement i.e.30.11.2010 till the actual payment is made. In pursuance to the order dated 16.12.2011, the Secretary, Municipal Corporation, Ambala City, is present in the Court. Learned counsel for respondents No.2 and 3 states that he has instructions to state that entire pensionary benefits alongwith interest shall be released to the petitioner within 15 days from today. C.W.P No.7230 of 2011 -2- Taking into account the fair stand of the respondents, the presence of the Executive Officer, Municipal Corporation, Ambala is exempted. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for respondents No.2 and 3, the present petition is disposed of with the direction that the entire pensionary benefits alongwith interest be released to the petitioner within period as stated by learned counsel for respondents No.2 and 3. 22.12.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE