CWP No.10498 of 2010.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.10498 of 2010 Date of decision : 28.05.2010 Resham Singh ...Petitioner Versus Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. and others …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL **** Present: Mr. V K Shukla, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has approached this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release to him the retrial benefits, including pension, which became due to him when he retired on 31.01.2010 after attaining the age of superannuation. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has served a legal notice dated 06.05.2010 (Annexure P-1) upon the respondents ventilating the claim as set up in the writ petition but no action has been taken thereon so far. Learned counsel further states that at this stage, the petitioner shall feel satisfied in case a time- bound direction is issued to the respondents to consider and decide the legal notice (Annexure P-1). 1 CWP No.10498 of 2010.doc After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondent to consider and decide the legal notice (Annexure P-1) by passing a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. If any amount is found due to the petitioner, the same shall be released to him within a period of two months thereafter. May 28, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) atulsethi JUDGE 2