IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.17359 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 15, 2011. Kuljit Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Manmeet Singh Rana, 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 retired from the post of Inspector from the Punjab Roadways w.e.f. 31.7.2010. Since his retiral dues have not been released so far, he has approached this Court after serving the respondents with a legal notices dated 24.3.2011 and 28.3.2011 (Annexures P-1 & P-2, respectively). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner as contained in the aforementioned legal notices and release his retiral dues, if there is no legal CWP No.17359 of 2011 [2] impediment, within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. However, if there is some valid reason for withholding the retiral dues or a part thereof, the same be communicated to the petitioner within the aforementioned stipulated period. In case the retiral dues of the petitioner have been withheld without any justification, the petitioner shall also be entitled for interest @ 6% per annum w.e.f. 1.11.2010 till the actual realization of the dues. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 15, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE