CWP No.7930 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.7930 of 2009 Date of decision : 25-5-2009 Sukhraj Kaur ....Petitioner VERSUS The State of Punjab and Others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate, for the applicant-petitioner. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG, Punjab accepts notice. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the petition is disposed of at the motion stage. The petitioner retired from Govt. service on 31-3-2004 on attaining the age of superannuation. The payment of retiral benefits like GPF and Gratuity has been delayed. The petitioner is claiming interest on the delayed payment of the retiral benefits. The petitioner has also served legal notice Annexure P-3 but no decision taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will be satisfied, if the respondents are directed to decide legal notice served by the petitioner. CWP No.7930 of 2009 -2- In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take decision on the legal notice of the petitioner in view of the Rule 13.13 and 6.16-AA (9) of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Vol-2 and if the claim of the petitioner is found to be genuine, the admissible interest be granted to her within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. However, in the event, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) 25-05-2009 JUDGE manju