IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 3723 of 2009 Between: I.F. Ahmed (E.No. 111386) S/o. Abdul Kareem II-Depot, APSRTC, Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P. State Road Transport Corporation Rep. by its Depot Manager-II, Nizamabad. 2 The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner A.P. Barkatpura, Hyderabad. 3 The Sub -Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Nanyakal Road, Nizamabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus: i. declare the action of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents in not fixing and releasing petitioner's pension as illegal and arbitrary ii. Consequently direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents to fix and release petitioner's pension forthwith along with admissible interest iii. and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.K.VASUDEVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following O R D E R: This Writ Petition has been instituted by a former driver of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, complaining that the respondents have not fixed or paid the pension to him. He has also sought for consequential directions to the respondents to pay and release him the pension immediately. Entertaining this Writ Petition, this Court directed the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation as well as the EPF Organization to obtain necessary instructions in the matter as to why the pension payable to the writ petitioner has not been released. When the matter was taken up on 1st June 2009, the learned Standing Counsel for the EPF Organization has placed before this Court an order passed by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (Pension) of the Regional Office, Nizamabad, dated 14th May 2009 sanctioning the monthly pension. The order has also contained the commuted value of the pension, which is arrived at Rs.38,200/-. The writ petitioner complains that excepting the payment of pension arrears, the commuted value of his pension in a sum of Rs.38,200/- has not been paid to him so far. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, who is the 3rd respondent, is, therefore, directed to look into the matter again and ensure that the commuted value of the pension of the writ petitioner in a sum of Rs.38,200/-, as determined by him, in his order, dated 14th May 2009 is disbursed to the writ petitioner at the earliest, if not already done, latest by 15th July 2009. It is open to the writ petitioner to obtain the necessary statement from the bank giving the details of the deposits made into his account in this regard, so that the 3rd respondent will be in a position to reconcile any error, if it had crept in the process. With this, Writ Petition No. 3723 of 2009 stands allowed. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 15th June 2009 Note: Issue CC in three days. ksld ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}