IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4153 of 2011 Date of Decision : March 08, 2011. Vinod Kumar .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sandeep Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner retired from the post of Junior Assistant in the Municipal Council, Dina Nagar, District Gurdaspur w.e.f. 31.3.2010 on attaining the age of superannuation. His grievance is that almost a year has passed yet the retiral dues have not been released to him so far. The petitioner has already served the respondents with a legal notice dated 25.1.2011 (Annexure P-2) also but all in vain. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to release the due retiral benefits of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order C.W.P.No .4153 of 2011 2 alongwith interest @ 6% per annum w.e.f. 1.4.2010 till the date of actual payment, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to claim interest at the higher rate. However, in case the petitioner is not entitled to any such benefits, a speaking order to that effect be passed within the stipulated period. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. March 08, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE