IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16598 of 2001 (O & M) Date of Decision: July 22, 2008 Durga Parshad .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Mani Ram Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Narender Sura, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. Sanjay S. Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate, for Mr. B.R. Mahajan, Advocate, for respondent No.5. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) On May 21, 2008, the following order was passed:- “The prayer made in the application is that respondent Nos.2 to 4 be directed to release the amount of retiral benefits to the petitioner. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.4, on instructions from Vasudua, Accountant, Municipal Council, Bhiwani, states that the retiral benefits of the petitioner have been released. Interest, however, has not been paid. Civil Writ Petition No.16598 of 2001 [2] Adjourned to 16.7.2008 to consider the claim of the petitioner with regard to payment of interest in view of the delay caused in release of retiral benefits. In the meantime, learned counsel for respondent No.4 would indicate as to who is responsible for causing delay of seven years in releasing the retiral benefits.” Mr. Sanjay S. Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.4, Municipal Council, Bhiwani, states that the interest has been calculated @ 6% and has already been despatched to the petitioner by registered AD post. The interest is on account of delayed release of retiral benefits. In view of the above, it transpires that not only the retiral benefits but also the interest has been paid. No cause of action survives in this case. The petition is accordingly disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. (AJAI LAMBA) July 22, 2008 JUDGE avin