IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 18763 of 2004 Between: K.Damodharam, S/o B.C.Kuppuswamy Naidu, R/o D.No.142/81, Gandhi Road, Nadupet, Gudiyatham, Tamilnadu ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, rep.by its Managing Director, Azamabad, Hyderabad 2 The Depot Manager, A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Kuppam Depot, Chittoor District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, more particularly a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the remaining retirement benefits such as gratuity, leave encashment amounts, arrears of salary, VRS benefits, etc., as being illegal, arbitrary and as being violative of Articles 14,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, besides being violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to release the full pension and other benefits with interest @ 24% per annum on the delayed payment to the petitioner from the date of retirement and also a compensation of Rs.2,00,000/- for the mental agony and for the sufferance in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.A.RSESHAGIRI RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.P.VINAYAKA SWAMY (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is a retired employee of the respondent-Corporation. He was removed from service on 22-09-2001. The petitioner contends that he is entitled for certain benefits of his service after removal also. He made several representations to the respondents, but no orders have been passed till now. The petitioner contends that though some steps have been taken by the second respondent for payment of certain amounts, which is evident from the letter dated 16-12-2003, no amounts have been paid till now. In the light of the above submissions made by the petitioner, the respondents are directed to take appropriate steps for settlement of the amounts if any due to the petitioner according to the rules and arrange payment of the said amount within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after calculating the amount payable to the petitioner according to the existing rules. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. __________________ Dr. G. Yethirajulu, J. Dt:13th October, 2004. Rns. To 1 The A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, rep.by its Managing Director, Azamabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Depot Manager, A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Kuppam Depot, Chittoor District. 3. Two CD copies.