C K GAMBHIR Vs. BALBIR SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) (Oral)

(2.) THE petitioner filed CWP No.8049 of 2003, which was partly allowed by a Division Bench of this Court on January 17, 2005 with a direction to the respondents to release gratuity to him within a period of two months along with simple interest @ 6% per annum. Alleging non-compliance of the above stated order, this contempt petition has been filed. In response to the show cause notice, the respondents have filed a short reply. During the course of hearing and in deference to the directions issued by the Division Bench, noted above, Shri Dhillon, Learned Counsel for the respondents, has handed over a cheque, bearing No.115132 dated 26.10.2006 in the sum of Rs.384912/- drawn on the Punjab National Bank, Defence Colony, Jalandhar, to Learned Counsel for the petitioner, which, according to Shri Dhillon, includes the interest component also. Learned Counsel for the petitioner, however, contends that full amount of gratuity has not been paid to the petitioner.