The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Contempt Case No.1658 of 2009 Dated: 18-12-2009 Between: R.Pullaiah, S/o.late Mukundam, aged 59 years, Occ: Retd. D.C., E.No.42446, R/o.8-2/3-A, Post & Village, Mupkal, Mandal : Balakonda, District Nizamabad. …Petitioner and 1.Sri S.S.P.Yadav, Managing Director, APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad and another. …Respondents The Court made the following: O r d e r : In this Contempt Case, the grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent has not paid interest on the withheld gratuity amount. At the hearing, Sri Sunil Kumar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, submits that due to certain ambiguity arising on account of the award passed in the Industrial Dispute raised by the petitioner, the Corporation could not settle the gratuity amount for the disputed period, in respect of which the Tribunal directed continuity of service in favour of the petitioner. The learned Standing Counsel further submitted that while the substantial part of gratuity amount was paid on 21-07- 2008, the sum of Rs.55,351/-, which was found payable to the petitioner in pursuance of Order, dated 29-04-2009, in WP.No.9016 of 2009 was paid on 23-06-2009. He also submitted that as per the Government of India Notification No. SO 874 E, dated 01-10-1997, the Corporation is liable to pay 10% interest only. Inasmuch as the abovementioned differential amount of gratuity, which ought to have been paid to the petitioner, was not paid up to 23-06-2009, the respondents are liable to pay interest at the rate as notified by the Government of India from 21- 07-2008, on which date the gratuity was found payable, to 23-06-2009 when it was actually paid. The respondents are, therefore, directed to pay the interest @ 10% p.a., on the sum of Rs.55,351/- from 21-07-2008 to 23-06-2009 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above direction, the Contempt Case is disposed of. _______________________​____ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 18th December, 2009 lur