THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR. WRIT PETITION No. 15683 of 2001. ORDER: The petitioners who claim to be the wife and children of 2nd respondent approached the permanent Lok Adalath of Visakhapatnam by filing C.S.No. 34 of 2001 seeking that they are entitled for the retirement benefits of the 2nd respondent. The petitioners and the 2nd respondent herein have filed joint memo on the basis of the compromise arrived between them and taking note of the same, the permanent Lok Adalath passed the consent Award on 21.4.2001 recording that the petitioners and the 2nd respondent have agreed for settlement of entire retirement benefits i.e. provident fund, gratuity, computation of pension etc., which shall be divided into eight equal shares and that the 2nd respondent herein shall give three shares to each of the petitioners from the amount lying with the 1st respondent. It was also further agreed that the petitioners shall be entitled to receive Rs. 400/- per month from out of the pension of the 2nd respondent and after his death an amount of Rs. 300/- p.m. from out of the family pension. The petitioners complain that in spite of the said award having been communicated to the 1st respondent and the Port Authorities being parties before the Lok Adalath Bench, the said Award is not being implemented by them. Hence, the writ mandamus is sought for. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners. The counter affidavit filed by the 1st respondent shows that the 2nd respondent worked as a driver and retired from service with effect from 31.1.2001 and he was drawing pension of Rs. 3,237/. It is further stated that the settlement between the parties was also within the knowledge of the 1st respondent and that after receipt of the Award of the Lok Adalath, an amount of Rs. 1,06,144/- was paid to the 2nd respondent towards P.F. on 18.6.2001. They also place reliance on Regulation 21 of the Visakahapatnam Port Employees (G.P.F.) Regulations which lays down that P.F. Gratuity, commutation of pension and family pension etc., shall be paid to the employee and as such the 2nd respondent alone is entitled to receive the amounts and it is the internal arrangement between the 2nd respondent and the petitioners with regard to sharing of amount. With regard to the Family Pension, it is stated that the same would arise only after the lifetime of the 2nd respondent. From the pleadings of the parties, it is evident that the Award of the Lok Adalath is required to be honored by the 1st respondent. However, the amounts already paid by them to the 2nd respondent towards retirement benefits are subject to the settlement between the petitioners and the 2nd respondent. If any further amounts are to be paid to the 2nd respondent, in terms of the Award of the Lok Adalath, the amount falling to the share of the petitioners may be set apart and paid to them and the balance of the amount may be paid to the 2nd respondent. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR,J 25.11.2010. KRB. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR. WRIT PETITION No. 15683 of 2001. ORDER: Dt. 25.11.2010.