IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.11903 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision:19.12.2011 Ram Kishan .... Petitioner Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others. .. Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. K.L. Dhingra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shivendra Swaroop, Advocate for Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate for the respondents. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (Oral) The application is allowed and written statement on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 is taken on record. The prayer in the present petition is for directing the respondents to release Full Pension, DCRG, Commutation, Arrears of Pension, Leave encashment on revised pay scales and other due retiral benefits admissible on retirement to the petitioner. Reply has been filed. As per the reply, the entire pensionary benefits have been released to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submitted that the respondents have not paid interest on the delayed payment in terms of the Full Bench judgment of this Court rendered in the case of R.S. Randhawa v. State of Punjab and others 1997(3) RSJ 318 as well as the judgment rendered by the Apex Court in the case of Vijay L. Mehrotra v. State of U.P. and others 2002(2) RSJ 647. CWP No.11903 of 2011 (O&M) -2- In view of the above, respondents are directed to consider the claim of the petitioner on the delayed payment and make the said payment if the petitioner is so found to be entitled within 2 months from the receipt of this order. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that as per the pension order dated 10.10.2011, the respondents have withheld some of the amount and therefore, he may be granted liberty to challenge the said order. Liberty granted. Disposed of in the above terms. 19.12.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE