IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11807 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 06.08.2009 Saroj Rani .... PETITIONER Versus The State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. P.K. Goklaney, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner is the widow of deceased employee, who was working as Sweeper in the Municipal Council, Fazilka and died on 13.5.2001. It is the case of the petitioner that after the death of her husband, the entire ex-gratia grant has not been released to her. In this regard, the petitioner served legal notice dated 5.6.2009 upon respondent No.3, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-3, but till date neither the said legal notice has been decided nor the entire ex-gratia grant has been released to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the said legal notice, expeditiously. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will CWP No. 11807 of 2009 -2- un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 5.6.2009 (Annexure P-3), expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. August 06, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE