Sita Ram v. Jain Senior Secondary School & ORS.

$~112 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 15328/2024 SITA RAM .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Chetna Verma, Advocate for Ms.Shruti Munjal, Advocate.

versus JAIN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL & ORS. .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Yeeshu Jain, ASC with Ms. Jyoti Tyagi, Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3.

Mr. Ajay Malhotra, Senior Accounts Officer.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

O R D E R

% 26.11.2024 CM APPL.64314/2024 1.

Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 15328/2024 and CM APPL.64313/2024 3.

This writ petition has been preferred on behalf of the Petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India compelled by the circumstance that despite retirement of the Petitioner on 31.03.2024, his retiral dues such as pension, gratuity, provident fund, commutation of pension, have not been released.

4.

Mr. Ajay Malhotra, Senior Accounts Officer is present in Court and assures the Court that after completion of all formalities in the Pay and W.P.(C) 15328/2024 Page 1 of 2 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/11/2024 at 12:12:00

Accounts Office and thereafter by the CPAO, all retiral benefits shall be released to the Petitioner as expeditiously as possible and not later than two months from today. He also submits that the delay has occurred as the Service Book of the Petitioner was admittedly lost, for which he had himself lodged an FIR. On a query as to whether the Petitioner has completed the required formalities, the Officer submits that all necessary documents have been submitted and formalities have been completed, save and except, a joint photograph with his spouse and a cancelled cheque. 5.

Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the joint photograph as well as the cancelled cheque will be furnished to the concerned officer within 03 days from today.

6.

This writ petition is accordingly disposed of taking the assurance on behalf of the Respondents on record that the retiral benefits shall be released to the Petitioner within an outer limit of two months from today. Petitioner will furnish the photograph and the cancelled cheque, as aforementioned, within 03 days from today. Needless to state in case of any surviving grievance, it will be open to the Petitioner to seek revival of this writ petition.

7.

Pending application also stands disposed of.

JYOTI SINGH, J NOVEMBER 26, 2024 B.S. Rohella W.P.(C) 15328/2024 Page 2 of 2 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/11/2024 at 12:12:00