IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 138 CWP-2108-2025 Date of Decision.:27.01.2025 Santosh Pe++oner Vs. State of Punjab and Others Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present: Mr. Kamal Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Sanish Girdhar, Advocate for the peoner. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL) Prayer in this writ peon filed by the peoner under Arcles 226/227 of the Constuon of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, direcng the respondents to release the amount of service-cum- rerement dues of the peoner including Pension, Gratuity, Provident Fund, Leave Encashment, Revised Pay Scale and arrears of revised pay scale and all other benefits along with interest on delayed period. Further prayer has been made to direct the official respondents to look into the grievance of the peoner and decide the legal noce dated 02.12.2024 (Annexure P-3) submi7ed by the peoner. 2. Learned counsel for the peoner submits that the peoner rered from service on a7aining the age of superannuaon on 31.07.2024, however his pensionary benefits have not been released despite submi8ng a representaon dated 05.09.2024 (Annexure P-2), followed by a legal noce dated 02.12.2024 (Annexure P-3). He further submits that the peoner would be sasfied in case me bound direcons are issued to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the said legal noce dated 02.12.2024 (Annexure P-3), by passing a speaking order. 3. Noce of moon. NEETIKA TUTEJA 2025.01.27 16:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-2108-2025 4. Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Addl. AG, Punjab, accepts noce on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 3. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Aditya Pratap Duggal, Advocate, who is on the panel of Department of Local Government, Punjab, has accepted noced on behalf of respondent No.2 and have no objecon to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the peoner. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the pares and have gone through the record of the case. 6. Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present peon is disposed of with a direcon to respondent No.2 to decide legal noce dated 02.12.2024 (Annexure P-3), submi7ed by the peoner expediously, by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of cerfied copy of this order. Necessary benefits, if any, found due to the peoner shall be released expediously preferably within a period of four weeks thereaAer. ( DEEPAK GUPTA ) JUDGE January 27, 2025 Neeka Tuteja Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No NEETIKA TUTEJA 2025.01.27 16:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document