IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.17534 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 19, 2011. Shri Mohinder Singh Gill .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Satnam Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner was a Sub Divisional Officer at the time of his retirement from the service of the respondents w.e.f. 31.8.2007. He was served with a charge-sheet while in service on 8.3.2007 alleging deficiency in the use of material while constructing the bridges at Lahore branch Burji over R.D.22840 and RD 6230 Ajnala Rajbaha Burji. The petitioner was found guilty of the charges. He, however, retired from service meanwhile and the disciplinary authority vide order dated 18/21.1.2011 (Annexure P8) has imposed a penalty of 5% cut in his pension. The suspension period of the petitioner has been treated as leave without pay vide a separate order dated 1.7.2011/7.7.2011 (Annexure P-9). The aggrieved petitioner has approached this Court. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and after CWP No.17534 of 2011 [2] perusing the impugned orders, I do not find any ground to interfere with the same as the disciplinary authority has imposed the punishment by way of a self-speaking order and on the basis of the finding returned against the petitioner by the Enquiry Officer. Faced with this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits and rightly so that the respondents have no reason whatsoever for withholding a part of the amount of gratuity as well as the G.P.F. etc. after passing of the above-mentioned orders. Similarly, it is alleged that the respondents are yet to sanction the earned leave of the petitioner for the period of 3.12.2001 to 31.12.2001. In respect of non-realization of the retiral dues or non- sanctioning of the earned leave to the petitioner for the above mentioned period, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to release the withheld amount of gratuity and GPF and/or any other retiral dues to which the petitioner is entitled to as per the Rules, within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to the interest @ 7% per annum. Similarly, an appropriate order deciding the petitioner's claim for earned leave for the period w.e.f. 3.12.2001 to 31.12.2001 be also passed within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 19, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE