WP(C) 1578/2008 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI The petitioner who joined service as a Trainee in the office of the Mana ging Director, Assam Electronics Development Corporation, hereinafter referred t o as the Corporation, on 6.11.1984 was regularized as a Junior Executive Secret ary on 26th February, 1986. With effect from 1.1.1990, the petitioner was promot ed to the post of Assistant Company Secretary. The petitioner resigned on 18.3.2 000 after serving the Corporation for more than 16 years. The said resignation h as been accepted with effect from. 12.4.2000. According to the petitioner, for t he gratuity and revised pay benefits been that has become due to her, she had re peatedly approached the Corporation for payment. As the same has not been forthc oming, this writ petition has been filed seeking appropriate directions from the Court. The respondent Corporation acting through the Managing Director has file d an affidavit in the case. In the affidavit filed, the entitlement of the petit ioner to gratuity and benefits under the revised scale of pay with effect from 1 .1.1996 has not been denied or disputed. The stand taken in the affidavit filed is that the said entitlement could not be settled as the Corporation is facing s erious financial constraints. At the hearing today, Shri Deka, learned counsel for the Corporation, ha s reiterated the aforesaid facts and has submitted that if sometime is granted t o the Corporation, all endeavours will be made to settle the dues of the petitio ner, if required even by installments. As the claim of the petitioner has not been denied and financial constra ints cannot be an absolute defence, the Court is of the view that after the expi ry of six months from today, the Respondent Corporation will liquidate the dues of the petitioner within a period of two months thereafter, if required by payme nt in installments. This will dispose of the writ petition.