CWP No.1809 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.1809 of 2008 Date of Decision: May 18, 2009 Ex-Clerk Karam Chand and another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari Present: Mr. Pawan Kumar Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Y.P.Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Birender Singh Rana,Addl.AG, Haryana for respondents No. 1 to 3, 5 and 6. Mr.Raman B. Garg, Advocate for respondent No.4. **** 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? Ajay Tewari, J. This petition has been filed claiming interest on the delayed payment of retiral dues. The respondents do not dispute the factual matter but the defence raised is that a policy decision had to be taken regarding the contribution of various municipal committees towards the pension liability of the petitioners. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 states that the pension contribution which had to be deposited by the respondent No.3 was CWP No.1809 of 2008 2 transmitted to the respondents No.5 and 6 within a very short time of the retirement of the petitioners. In my opinion the fact that policy decision had to betaken would not absolve the respondents from paying interest on monies which rightly belong to the petitioners. Consequently I find that the claim for interest is justified. In the circumstances this writ petition is allowed, direction issued to the respondents to release interest to the petitioners at the rate of 8% p.a. from the date of accrual till the date of payment. The needful be done within a period of three months . It is further clarified that in case the payments are not made within three months, the petitioners would be entitled to interest on the interest at the rate of 8% p.a. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE May 18, 2009 sunita