THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.9013 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in not paying the retirement benefits along with additional monetary benefit in lieu of alternate employment to the petitioner, as arbitrary and to direct the respondents to pay the retirement benefits along with additional monetary benefits and the wages for the sick period forthwith. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that he retired from service in the year 2010 as Driver on medical grounds and till now, the retirement benefits along with additional monetary benefits have not been paid to him. 3. Learned standing counsel for the respondents contended that unless the petitioner comes to the office and signs the claim form and other required documents in the presence of concerned officials, processing of papers of the petitioner may not be possible. 4. The service rules relating to employees provide that on attaining a specified age, an employee has to retire from service. The retirement benefits mainly designed to assist the pensioner in providing his daily needs. For quantifying the various amounts payable to the retired employee, the authority has to pass an order. 5. In view of the submissions made by the learned standing counsel for the respondents that the petitioner has to be present personally before the concerned officials for the purpose of signing on claim form and such other documents required for the purpose of processing the papers of the petitioner for payment of retirement benefits along with additional monetary benefits, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to approach the concerned officials for the purpose of processing his papers. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of presence of the petitioner before the concerned officials. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C. BHANU, J April 21, 2011 MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.9013 OF 2011 Between: M. Anjaneyulu .....PETITIONER AND The APSRTC and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.9013 OF 2011 April 21, 2011