CWP No. 11763 of 2017 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (211) CWP No. 11763 of 2017 (O&M) Date of Decision : 09.04.2025 Gurdial Singh ...Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Naveen Daryal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Akshita Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. *** Harsimran Singh Sethi J. (Oral) CM-8263-CWP-2021 Present application has been filed for impleading legal representatives of the petitioner, who unfortunately died on 04.05.2021, during the pendency of the writ petition. Keeping in view the averments made in the application, which are duly supported by an affidavit, present application is allowed. Legal heirs of the petitioner, the details of whom are given in para 4 of the application, are allowed to be impleaded in the present writ petition and the amended memo of parties attached with the present application is taken on record only for prosecuting the present litigation. CM stands allowed. CWP No. 11763 of 2017 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that the amount for which the petitioner was entitled for has already been released to him and only grievance raised by the petitioner at this stage is for the grant Kanchan 2025.04.10 14:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment CWP No. 11763 of 2017 (O&M) 2 of the interest on the delayed release of the said benefits. Learned counsel submits that the liberty be given to the legal heirs of the petitioner (since died) to approach the respondents by filing appropriate representation so as to claim interest on the delayed release of the said benefits and the respondents be directed to decide the same in a time bound manner by passing an appropriate speaking order. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that in case, any representation is received at the hands of the legal heirs of the petitioner raising any grievance qua the interest on delayed amount, the same will be decided in accordance with law by passing an appropriate speaking order within a period of eight weeks of the receipt of any such representation and in case, it is found feasible to accept the claim of the petitioner, the same will be accepted, otherwise due reasons will be mentioned in the speaking order, which will be conveyed to the legal heirs of the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the statement of learned counsel for the respondents, the present petition may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further. 4. Ordered accordingly. 5. Pending miscellaneous application, if any, also stands disposed of. April 09, 2025 (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) kanchan JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No Kanchan 2025.04.10 14:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment