HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 30985 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner retired from service of the 1st respondent Corporation on 12.4.2001 as General Manager. However, he was not paid retirement benefits on the ground that disciplinary proceedings are pending against him. Proceedings in the form of writ petition, writ appeal and S.L.P. ensued. It is stated that the amount was paid in January, 2010, that too when a contempt case was filed. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents did not pay interest on the retiremental benefits. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent. It is no doubt true that there was delay of almost 12 years in payment of the retirement benefits to the petitioner. However, it was not without any basis. Disciplinary proceedings were pending against the petitioner and they assumed finality with the orders passed by the Supreme Court. The petitioner ought to have insisted on payment of interest on the delayed payment of the retirement benefits. If there existed any justification for not insisting on that, in other proceedings, at least, in the contempt case, it ought to have been brought to the notice of this Court. The Contempt Case was closed on deposit of the amount. Request, if any, for interest, could have been at that stage. It only discloses that the petitioner did not plead any grievance on account of non-payment of interest and the Contempt Case was closed. At this stage, the petitioner cannot be permitted to claim interest. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY,J DATE: 10th December, 2010 pnb