HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITON No.16807 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner joined the service of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘the Corporation’) as a Driver on 01-09-1986. He was removed from service on 21-08-1995 on the ground of unautohrized absence. He filed I.D. No.27 of 1998in the Labour Court-II, Hyderabad under Section 2A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. An award was passed on 16-07-2001 directing reinstatement of the petitioner with continuity of service, but without back-wages. The petitioner was accordingly, reinstated into service on 12-10-2001. In the course of periodical check caused in the year 2008, the petitioner was found to be medically unfit to function as Driver. Therefore, he was retired on medical grounds on 15-12-2008. He was extended certain benefits on account of premature retirement. The grievance of the petitioner is that he was not extended the benefit for the period during which he was out of service i.e. from 21-08-1995 to 12-10-2001. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned for the respondents. 3. The petitioner was removed from service, and on the basis of the award passed by the Labour Court, he was reinstated into service. Though the Labour Court denied the back-wages to the petitioner, it extended the benefit of continuity of service. That, naturally, enables the petitioner to count that service for all purposes including the one for calculation of retirement benefits. The petitioner was retired on medical grounds on 15-12-2008. He does not dispute the fact that the respondents have extended some benefits to him. However, in case the respondents did not pay the Gratuity and other amounts for the period during which he was out of service, they must pay it in terms of the award passed by the Labour Court. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that the respondents shall be under obligation to extend all the benefits for the period between 21-08-1995 and 12-10-2001 to the petitioner. It shall be open to the petitioner to make a representation to the respondents in this regard and the respondents, in turn, shall pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J September 20, 2011. KTL