Civil Writ Petition No. 8388 of 2011 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 8388 of 2011 Date of Decision : 11.5.2011 Tarsem Lal .......... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : Mr. K.S. Kapur, Advocate for the petitioner. **** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) It is the claim of the petitioner, in the present writ petition, that the petitioner retired from the service of Municipal Council, Pathankot on 31.1.2011 as a Clerk. After his retirement except an amount of Rs. 2,97,100/-, which was on account of gratuity, no retiral benefits have been paid to the petitioner. The petitioner had submitted representation dated 4.2.2011 (Annexure P-3/T) to the Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Pathankot-respondent No.4 and when no action was taken thereon, the petitioner served a legal notice dated 18.4.2011 (Annexure P-4) on the respondents, but till date no decision on the said legal notice has been conveyed to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied at this stage, if a direction is issued to the Civil Writ Petition No. 8388 of 2011 2 respondents to consider and decide the legal notice dated 18.4.2011 (Annexure P-4) within some specified time. Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Deputy Director, Local Bodies, Amritsar Region, Amritsar-respondent No.3 and the Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Pathankot- respondent No.4 to consider the claim, as made by the petitioner in the legal notice dated 18.4.2011 (Annexure P-4) served on them within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The decision so taken, be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case the petitioner is held entitled to the claim of retiral benefits the same shall be released to the petitioner within further period of one month. 11.5.2011 (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 'sp' JUDGE