IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.17371 OF 2011 Date:23.06.2011 Between:- Syed Azeem .. Petitioner And APSRTC, rep.by its Managing Director, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.17371 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not settling the petitioner’s retirement benefits after retiring him from service on medical grounds on 19.09.2006 as illegal and unjust and grant all consequential benefits. 2. The brief facts that are necessary for disposal of the present writ petition may be stated as follows: The petitioner joined in service as Driver in the respondent Corporation in the year 1992. He was illegally removed from service on 27.01.1998 and later reinstated into service by respondent No.2 by order, dated 23.08.2005, as a fresh Driver duly fixing his scale of pay in Grade-II Driver and counting his past services for terminal benefits, payment of Gratuity, Provident Fund and leave. Respondent No.2 sent him for medical examination and he was found medically unfit on account of defective distant vision, thereby made him to retire from service on the basis of the medical report. He opted for payment of additional monetary benefit in lieu of employment under Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. He made several representations in this regard to respondent No.2 but in vain. Finally, he made a representation on 09.05.2011 to respondents but no action has been taken by them. The respondent Corporation issued Circular No.PD 40/2005, dated 26.08.2005, for payment of service benefits to the employees who were made to retire from service on medical grounds. He is also entitled to arrears of revised pay scale. He was aged 45 years on the date of retirement and left with 13 years of service. He is entitled to additional monetary benefit of more than two lakhs apart from gratuity and leave wages. As he incurred huge debts and suffered mental agony, he is entitled to interest at the rate of 24% per annum for the amount payable to him. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner contended that for settlement of retirement benefits, the petitioner filed a representation, dated 09.05.2011, but the same is not considered and disposed of by the respondents. 4. Hence, respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to take appropriate decision on the representation, dated 09.05.2011, of the petitioner in accordance with the regulations of the Corporation for settlement of the retirement benefits within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _​_____________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 23rd June, 2011 AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.17371 OF 2011 Date:23.06.2011 AMD