IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.14485 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: November 27, 2008 KASHTURI LAL ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: MR. B.S. JASWAL, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. NONE FOR THE RESPONDENTS. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner retired as Manager from the Gehri Mandi Co- operative Marketing-cum-Processing Society Ltd.-respondent No.4 on 30.6.2007. He has prayed that although all the documents relating to the grant of pension have been completed by him, but his retiral benefits like salary, gratuity, leave encashment and other benefits have not been released. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had written a letter on 5.5.2008, vide which he had requested the Society to release the retiral dues. The claim of the petitioner has been admitted by respondent No.4 vide Annexure P-2, but it has been stated that as the Society has no funds to release the pensionary benefits, therefore, as and when the funds would be available, the same shall be released. Learned counsel submits that the respondents cannot withhold the retiral dues of the petitioner, specially when the petitioner had served for more than 39 years, i.e since 1968. CWP No.14485 of 2008 -2- No one has put in appearance on behalf of any of the respondents, despite service. A perusal of Annexure P-2 shows that respondent No.4 has admitted its liability to pay the petitioner his retiral dues. The only reason for non-payment is that they do not have sufficient funds. In view of the about, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.4 to release all the retiral dues to the petitioner within a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE November 27, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE