IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION NO.19486 OF 2001 Between : M.Ramanaiah ....PETITIONER A N D The Karimnagar District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd., Karimnagar. …RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION NO.19486 OF 2001 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the respondent in withholding an amount of Rs.10,862/- from out of his leave encashment amount, as illegal and consequently direct the respondent to refund the said amount along with interest @ 21% per annum till the date of its payment. 2. Heard both sides. 3. This Court perused the entire record. No counter-affidavit is filed on behalf of respondent. The prayer of the writ petition is very limited. Considering the material available on record, this Court came to the conclusion that the respondent Bank intentionally withhold the amount of Rs.10,862/- of the petitioner towards leave encashment for the last ten years. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed, directing the respondent to pay an amount of Rs.10,862/- to the petitioner towards leave encashment, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO NOVEMBER 26, 2010. YVL