COCP No.2674 of 2011 (O & M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.2674 of 2011 (O & M) Date of decision: 12.12.2011 Ujjagar Singh .... Petitioner Versus Sh. G. Vajralingam and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr.M.K. Dogra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. G.S. Cheema, Sr. DAG, Punjab. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J.: (Oral) The directions dated 21st January, 2011 passed in CWP No15471 of 2010 by this Court relating to payment of retiral dues i.e. pension, gratuity, interest on delayed payments were not being complied with, which necessitated the petitioner to approach this Court by way of present contempt petition. 2. Upon notice having been issued to the respondents, reply on behalf of respondent No.3 has been filed in Court today. Same is taken on record. A copy thereof has been given to learned counsel for the petitioner. In the reply, it has been stated that no recovery has been effected from the petitioner on account of special or retrenchee increments and the pension of the petitioner who COCP No.2674 of 2011 (O & M) ::2:: retired on 31st October, 2005, has been sanctioned vide PPO No.31591/Pb. It has also been stated that the GPF amounting to Rs.2,96,699/-, Rs.3486/- towards GIS, Rs.99967/- towards leave encashment have already been paid to the petitioner. The death- cum-retirement gratuity of Rs.1,33,403/- to which the petitioner was held entitled, has also been released and paid to the petitioner. Besides, the aforesaid, learned counsel for the State has handed over a banker's cheque bearing No.376873 dated 08.12.2011 amounting to Rs.55,235/- drawn in favour of the petitioner on account of interest for delay in making the payment of retiral dues to the petitioner. 3. In view of the above, no further action is called for in the present petition. Same stands disposed of. 4. However, it shall be open to the petitioner to take recourse to the legal remedies, in accordance with law, in case, any grievance still subsists. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE December 12, 2011 sukhpreet