IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH'AT BILASPUR. W.P.No. t ^ '^ of 2000 "7—-//- PETITIONER ? ^ ^o' '?s":..d RESPONDENTS v^^^.; )•> ./' Shri Sunil Chandra Rai S/o Shri S.C. Rai, aged about 60 years, Retired Depot Manager (Works) Depot No.2 Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Raipur, R/o E-42, Subhashini Bhawan, Rohinipuram, Raipur, Tahsil and District Raipur. VERSHS 1. The. Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Through The Chairman (M.P.S.R.T.C.) Habib Ganj, Bhopal. 2. The Managing Director, M.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Habib Ganj, Bhopal, ?3. The Divisional Manager, M.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Raipur Division, Raipur(Chhattisgarh) PETITION ONDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITHTION OF INDIA FOR IssaE-OF AN APPROPRIATE WRIT OH ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATUSE OF WRIT ETC. ISt ;l^''> i;Bi XI-HC-22 311^1 ^iT [?1 a|l^<l sfi^t^ ^riitf "^B? SifKi- .**• '3;S? '<fWMf, W-AwKc, ItMIMy _^^MO.j2^/^CB&- .111MI ai*(l«h"""""""'""'"""""""""'W^ 200 " I^^ET"""""""""""" sn^iTCiRR^ifer 10/12/2001 :- Petitioner by Shri S.K. Respondent by Shri Dl^irendra Midira, Advocate. Heard. The petitioner in thi^ He is yet to receive his retirol bei^efits. Due To noo receipt of retiral benefits the petitioner and his d hardship. A prayer has been mojde that payment of retiral benefits cannot be delayed inasmuch as i retiral benefits. One and the on »»hichis said to be a scheme which has since retired. The schem4 ^lirfei'q1iTT iTFT^f "^ 'fe1^ •t.i^l^rt '^'siRcnan^T Beriwat, Adwcote. petition has .retired. from service. pendants are facing great finoncial is the right of •ttie petitioner to recejve such benefits. It has be^n stated at the Bar time and again that it is no bounty <md it is the du^y of the competent cujthority to pay ly reason every time thdt is placed before this Court is that the ipepartment is facing i^rt finonclal crunch. Shri bhirendraAAishr^, learned counselappearingforthe Department draws my attention •(•0 the documentdated 29/08/2001 has been evolved by the depairtment for the purpose of payment of r^tiral benefits to the employees who proposes to make payment of Rs.5,000/- to -Hie employees of 6^ade-I and EE and Rs.3,000/-to the employees of Srade-lllond IV per month. ['Ttg'lfs^ •-<-: L/i -^ sn^t^r Wi* sn^r S^ 1Mf?0 3*f^yi lia<»>(ycit'^t^r) !»- sn^r^RtRTfgfta' Petitioner that the petitioner ^raferaR tiTiraf-EI" feisT'rfsTRR ^ aiPOT 3ii^?r It has been cont^nded by the counsel representing the should be paidat ledst to begin with a reasonabte lump Sum. After giving my ca'ixious consideration to the various submjssions made on behalf of pie parties,! am^of the opinion that since sooner or later the responden^ employee and also taking into ^ons\dercMor\ the hardships caysed to the employee in the absence of porj he has retired from service, it| must pay fchatever isidueto the retired ment of any retiral benefits to him ofter :/ ' witt be just, fair and reasonable t»dTRsct the respondent to pay the pe^itioner a sum of Rs.25,000/-within two months from the date of ne^eiptof this order. Thereafter I dir^ that the respondents shall ma(;e payment strictly in accordance with the scheme that has been placed before this Cpurt until the last paisa is Whatever amount heA been paidAeBove ih accordance with the direction of this Courtshall bejadjysted. With the above 4"^c1'io"s! °nd observations, this petition is disposed of . Gn failure to p^iy the money as directed abovewithin the stipulated time •riie petitione interest at the rote of l8%,pe ^ shall stand entitled to the payment of "annum. Registry. Let the complitjince report be submitted befo Certified cbpy of this order be supplied as per rules. Sd/- Ghief Justice GRPRj—FS/311—1/20'01—50.000. V'/" .^,.,.»;,,.,n.^Ei;J^fl-i-~-T