IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.10027 of 2011 Date of Decision:- 01.06.2011 Prem Dass ....Petitioner(s) vs. Pepsu Road Transport Corporation and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.Vijay Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) It is the contention of the counsel for the petitioner that the deductions of ` 72,320/- from the Gratuity, ` 48,762/- from the Commuted Pension, ` 43,820/- from the Leave Encashment, totalling to ` 1,64,902/- are illegal for the reason that there is no order passed by the respondents for making such deductions. Even if there is such an order, no notice was served on the petitioner nor any show cause was given to him to explain his position. The order was not conveyed to the petitioner ever. The petitioner had retired on 31.8.2006 and the payments were ultimately released to him in February, 2008 and that too on his approaching this Court by way of civil writ petition. He contends that claiming the benefit of the deductions made, the petitioner had served a legal notice dated 14.4.2011 (Annexure P-9) on the respondents but till date no decision has been taken thereon. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner, at this stage, C.W.P.No.10027 of 2011 -2- would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents to consider and decide the legal notice dated 14.4.2011 within some specified time. If that be so, without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the Managing Director, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation-respondent No.1 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 14.4.2011 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The decision so taken be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case, the claim as made by the petitioner in his legal notice, is found to be genuine, the same be disbursed to him within a further period of two weeks. Copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of the Court Secretary of the Bench, to the counsel for the petitioner. June 01, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE