R. Venkaiah, v. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.V. SESHA SAI WRIT PETITION No.5822 of 2016 ORDER:

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

"to issue writ of Mandamus to direct the Respondents - Corporation: a) To call for the records pertaining to the non-payment of the Terminal Benefits of the Petitioner as on 31.10.2014 under the Orders of Retirement on superannuation by the Respondents - Corporation and set them aside; b) To direct the Respondents - Organisation to pay the Terminal Benefits as on 31.10.2014 with all consequential benefits attendant benefits without prejudice to the rights of the Petitioner herein in W.P.No.34433 of 2015; c) To award costs; By declaring the action of the Respondents - Organisation as bad, illegal, irrational, arbitrary, discriminatory, void, violative of the Rules & Guidelines issued by the Government from time to time, law laid down by the Hon'ble Courts and also violative of the Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India."

Heard Sri A. Nagendra Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri J. Srinivasa Rao, learned Standing Counsel for respondents.

During the course of hearing, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for redressal of the grievance of the petitioner herein, the petitioner herein submitted a representation, dated 16-11-2015 to the respondents and no action has been taken on the said representation so far. Learned counsel for the petitioner requested this Court to issue directions to the respondents to pass appropriate orders on the said representation,

in accordance with law, by fixing some timeframe. The said request is not opposed by learned Standing Counsel for respondents and this Court considers the said request as reasonable.

For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is disposed of, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter and entitlement of the petitioner, directing the respondents pass appropriate orders on the representation, dated 16-11-2015 said to have been submitted by the petitioner herein, in accordance with law, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

___________________ A.V. SESHA SAI, J February 24, 2016 Pn THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.V. SESHA SAI

WRIT PETITION No.5822 of 2016 February 24, 2016 Pn