THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY W.P.No.19595 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner retired from service of the Nellore District Cooperative Central Bank (for short ‘the Bank’), as Assistant Manager, on 28-02-2010. This writ petition is filed alleging that the respondent has not released the retirement benefits, as yet. While issuing notice before admission, this Court passed an interim order on 10-08-2010, directing the respondent to consider the representation, dated 22-07-2010, submitted by the petitioner. Acting on the same, the respondent has released the gratuity, but withheld the leave encashment amount, on the ground that enquiry under Section 51 of the A.P. Co-operative Societies Act (for short ‘the Act’) is pending against him. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent. Substantial relief claimed by the petitioner has been extended by the respondent, by releasing the gratuity. So far as the leave encashment is concerned, the Board of the Management of the Bank has taken a decision to keep it in a fixed deposit, for a period of six months; awaiting the outcome of the proceedings under Section 51 of the Act. Such a step cannot be said to be unreasonable. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondent shall take a decision as to release of the leave encashment amount, in favour of the petitioner, depending on the outcome of the enquiry, under Section 51 of the Act, which, in turn, shall be completed within a period of four months from today. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.13-12-2010. KO