IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 9878 of 2011 Date of Decision: 29.09.2011 Mangat Rai Bhatla ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Dhiraj Chawla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Monika Chibbar Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to quash the impugned order dated 17.05.2011 (Annexure P-4) whereby his request for voluntary retirement has been accepted retrospectively w.e.f. 01.05.2011 despite the same having been withdrawn on 10.05.2011. The petitioner is due for retirement on attaining the age of superannuation tomorrow i.e. 30.09.2011. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 17.05.2011 (Annexure P-4) is hereby quashed and it is directed that the petitioner shall be treated to have retired on superannuation and his retiral benefits shall accordingly be released at the earliest by treating him in continuous service till 30.09.2011. With these observations, the petition stands disposed of. 29.09.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE