Nirmal Singh vs Pepsu Road Transport Corporation … on 27 July, 2009

      IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
                     CHANDIGARH.

                                                    C.W.P. No. 11030 of 2009
                                           DATE OF DECISION : 27.07.2009

Nirmal Singh

                                                              .... PETITIONER

                                    Versus

Pepsu Road Transport Corporation Patiala and others

                                                          ..... RESPONDENTS


CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL


Present:     Mr. R.C. Chatrath, Advocate,
             for the petitioners.

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SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral )

The petitioner, who has retired as Driver from PRTC, has filed

the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to release the

amount of his gratuity, which has not been released so far, in spite of the

fact that the gratuity amount has been calculated. The same is not being

released on the ground of financial crisis in the respondent Corporation.

Counsel for the petitioner states that in this regard, the petitioner has already

served a legal notice dated 28.4.2009 (Annexure P-6) upon the respondents

but the same has not been considered and decided so far. He further states

that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.2

to consider and decide the said legal notice within a specific period.

In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will
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un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to

respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 28.4.2009

(Annexure P-6) in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a

period of three months.

July 27, 2009                              ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL )
ndj                                                 JUDGE