IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 4471 of 2008 Date of Decision: Nov. 18, 2008 Mohini Bindra .................................................... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ................................ Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab, for the respondents. .... ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J. (Oral) The petitioner retired from the Department of Education as a Hindi Teacher in Government High School, Ramgarh Bhullar, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana, on 28.2.2005. She has prayed that directions be issued to the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 18% on the delayed payment of GPF for a period of 225 days i.e. from 1.9.2005 to 12.4.2006 and the delayed payment of ACP dues for causing intentional delay of 855 days in payment. Reply has been filed on behalf of the respondents wherein it has been averred that the petitioner applied for the GPF final payment on 28.3.2006 whereas she should have applied six months prior to her date of retirement i.e. 28.2.2005. The entire payment of GPF was made to the petitioner on 12.4.2006 without any delay and, hence, the petitioner is not [ 2 ] C.W.P. No. 4471 of 2008 entitled to any interest. As far as the request of the petitioner for payment of interest on the delayed payment of ACP is concerned, it has been averred that the petitioner herself requested respondent No.4 not to make the payment before her retirement in order to save income tax. A statement of the staff is attached along with the written statement. In view of the averments made in the written statement, it is clear that there was no delay in payment of the GPF as the petitioner had applied for the GPF final payment on 28.3.2006 and the payment has been made on 12.4.2006. The petitioner is also not entitled to any interest on the delayed payment of ACP as she herself had requested respondent No.4 not to make the payment before her retirement. Apart from the above, counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner has been given interest for a period of six months on GPF. In view of the aforementioned factual position, we are of the considered opinion that the petitioner is not entitled to any further interest on the GPF as well as on the ACP. Writ petition is disposed of . ( ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA ) JUDGE ( RAJAN GUPTA ) JUDGE 18.11.2008 rupi