IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 2448 of 2009 Date of Decision: 16.2.2009. Nirmal Sethi ---Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ---Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Ms. Anju Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG, Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Copy furnished. The petitioner is a retired Govt. servant and retired from service in the year 1993. She was treated for eye surgery at P.G.I, Chandigarh on 13.6.2007. Thereafter, she undergone a surgery for left leg at Apex Hospital, Mohali. It is further the case of the petitioner that the husband of the petitioner was also treated for the left eye on 29.4.2008. The grievance of the petitioner is that she has submitted the bills and all the medical claims for the above mentioned treatments but the respondents have not paid any amount to her. Petitioner also served a legal notice (Annexure P-3), however, no decision has been taken till date. Later on petitioner also submitted another bill for the treatment. CWP No. 2448 of 2009 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she will be satisfied if respondents are directed to take a decision on the legal notice and representation of the petitioner. This petition is accordingly disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to make a fresh representation within a period of two weeks. The respondents shall take decision on the legal notice and the fresh representation of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of service of certified copy of this order. If, the claim of the petitioner is found to be genuine, the same shall be disbursed within a period of one month thereafter. In the event, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 16.2.2009 lucky