C.W.P. No. 9506 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 9506 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 26, 2011 Rajrani .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. P.K.Goklaney, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) The grouse of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that the petitioner has not been released the revised ex-gratia amount as per letter dated 13.10.2010 which makes the legal heirs entitled to a minimum of ` 1 lac and maximum of ` 4 lacs and also revised gratia, revised pension and arrears of salary w.e.f. 01.01.2006 on the recommendation of 5th Pay Commission, which has been accepted by the respondents. The husband of the petitioner was working as a regular Sweeper with the Municipal Council, Fazilka, when he died during harness on 15.07.2008. The petitioner had earlier approached the respondents for release of the C.W.P. No. 9506 of 2011 2 said benefits but when no response was received, the petitioner had served a legal notice dated 24.01.2011 (Annexure P-3) claiming the said benefits but till date, no decision thereon has been taken or conveyed to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner, at this stage, would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Fazilka-respondent No. 3 to consider and decide the legal notice within some specified time. If that be so, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Fazilka-respondent No. 3 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 24.01.2011 (Annexure P-3) within a period of two months' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The order, so passed, be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case, the petitioner is held entitled to the claim made in the legal notice, the required benefits be released to the petitioner within a further period of one month. As regards the payment of revised ex-gratia, salary and arrears of pension, on the basis of the acceptance of 5th Pay Commission, the directions issued by the Government vide letter dated 29.09.2010 be complied with. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 26, 2011 JUDGE pj