IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 129 CWP-10554-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 09.04.2025 JATINDER AND OTHERS ...... Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA *** Present :- Mr. Karan Singla, Advocate for Mr. Puneet Kumar Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners. *** Deepinder Singh Nalwa, J. (Oral) 1. In the present writ petition, the petitioner is praying for direction to respondents to pay interest as per the provisions of the General Provident Fund Rules on delayed deposit of provident fund and pay the remaining death-cum-retiral benefits, leave encashment, provident fund, medical allowance and all other benefits alongwith interest @ 12% from the date of death till the date of its actual realization. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions from the petitioner, submits that at this stage, he will be satisfied if a direction be given to respondent No.3 to decide the legal notice dated 29.01.2025 (Annexure P-3), by passing an appropriate speaking order in a time bound manner. 3. Notice of motion. RIMPAL RANI 2025.04.11 14.10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-10554-2025 :2: 4. Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Additional AG, Punjab who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondents and does not object to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. In view of the above and without commenting upon the merits of the case, this petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 29.01.2025 (Annexure P- 3), within a period of 04 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order by passing a speaking order in accordance with law. In event, the petitioner is held entitled for grant of relief as per the law as claimed in the legal notice, the same be also released within a period of two months thereafter. (DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA) JUDGE 09.04.2025 Rimpal Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether Reportable : No RIMPAL RANI 2025.04.11 14.10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document