M.Sathivellu. v. The Govt Of A.P.,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI WRIT PETITION No.2651 of 2002 O R D E R:

This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in retaining part of the terminal benefits payable to the petitioners under Voluntary Retirement Scheme as arbitrary and illegal and consequently to direct the respondents to pay the retained terminal benefits to the petitioners forthwith.

Heard Sri D.Krishna Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Industries and Commerce.

It is contended by the petitioners that they were employed in the 4th respondent-Spinning Mill and while working as such, the 4th respondent had come up with Voluntary Retirement Scheme. They submitted applications seeking Voluntary Retirement under the said Scheme and they were allowed to retire and only some benefits were paid to them. It is the case of the petitioners that some other benefits payable to them under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme were not paid. In those set of circumstances, the present writ petition is filed.

Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would contend that all the benefits payable under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme were paid to the petitioners.

This Court having considered the submissions made by the parties is of the considered view that if the petitioners feel that some more benefits are to be paid to them, they are at liberty to submit a representation to the respondents within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the respondents shall consider the said representation and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks thereafter and communicate the same to the petitioners. It is made clear that this Court has not given any opinion as to whether the petitioners are entitled for such benefits or not.

With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs..

Miscellaneous petitions if any pending, shall stand closed. ________________________________ ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI, J Date: 27/07/2018 lkv