High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/18364/2019disposed of

Parshottam Chand v. State Of Punjab And Others

2019-07-10Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi2 pages

CWP-18364-2019 -1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-18364-2019 Date of decision: - 10.07.2019 Parshottam Chand ....Petitioner

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State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present:- Mr. Puneet Kumar Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

**** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL) The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that he retired from service on 31.12.2018 from Municipal Council, Ferozepur, but the benefits for which he was entitled for have not been released and the same are being retained by the respondents without any valid justification.

Counsel for the petitioner argues that only the pension has been released and the prayer of the petitioner is for the directions to the respondents to release the pensionary benefits forthwith alongwith interest @ 18% per annum.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that for the relief which has been sought in the present writ petition, petitioner has served the respondents with a legal notice dated 20.05.2019 (Annexure P-1), which NARESH KUMAR 2019.07.15 17:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CWP-18364-2019 -2is still pending consideration with the respondents and the petitioner will be satisfied, at this stage, in case a time bound direction is issued to the respondents to decide the said legal notice.

In view of the request made, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case or the claim being made by the petitioner, the respondents are directed to decide the legal notice dated 20.05.2019 (Annexure P-1) by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. In case after the decision, it is found that the petitioner is entitled for any monetary benefit, the same shall also be released to him within a period of next three months.

Present writ petition stands disposed of.

( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) July 10, 2019 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reasoned/speaking?

Yes Whether reportable?

No NARESH KUMAR 2019.07.15 17:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh