IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.6865 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 19, 2010. Usha Kumari .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, 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 Headmistress in the Education Department, Government of Punjab w.e.f. 31.7.2009. She has manifold grievances. Firstly, she submits that all the retiral dues including pension, commutation of pension, gratuity etc., have not been released so far; secondly, her ACP claim on completion of nine years' service has not been decided in terms of the Government Instructions dated 3.11.2006 and thirdly, she has not been paid the leave encashment alongwith the dearness allowance @ 73% as was payable on the date of her retirement. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have represented the authorities on 17.8.2009. 4.11.2009 and 20.10.2009 (Annexures P-4 to P-6 respectively) followed by a legal notice dated 15.1.2010 (Annexure P-7) but without any C.W.P.No .6865 of 2010 2 response thereto. 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 the same with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to take cognizance of the above-mentioned legal notice served on behalf of the petitioner and dispose of the pending claim(s) of the petitioner at the earliest and preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. It is made clear that in case the petitioner is found entitled to the monitory benefits referred to above, the same shall also be released to him within the aforesaid stipulated period, failing which the petitioner will be entitled to claim interest @ 9% per annum on the delayed payments. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 19, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE