IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 18370 of 2010 Date of Decision: 8.10.2010. Darshana Devi --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Sandeep Thakan, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.D. Sharma, D.A.G., Haryana and Mr. Raman B. Garg, Advocate present in the Court have been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents no.1,2,5 and 3 to 4 respectively. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The husband of the petitioner was serving as a Sweeper (Class- IV) with the respondent no.3-Municipal Committee. The husband of the petitioner died on 20.5.1988. Thereafter, petitioner was appointed on the said post. She joined on 2.11.1989 and retired on 31.8.2005. The grievance of the petitioner is that she has not been paid the pensionary/retiral benefits. Petitioner served a legal notice (Annexure P-2) in this respect but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner, referred to above. CWP. No. 18370 of 2010 -2- In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 8.10.2010. lucky