HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27433 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner has been working as Assistant Sub-Inspector in the Railway Protection Force. He attained the age of superannuation on 31-07-2010. However, few weeks before his retirement, he was served with a charge sheet dated 13-07-2010 and was also placed under suspension. He was permitted to retire from service, even though disciplinary proceedings are continuing. The grievance of the petitioner is that he was not even extended the benefit of provisional pension in accordance with the relevant rules. He seeks appropriate directions in this regard. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. The petitioner, no doubt, is facing disciplinary proceedings even after he retired from service. To deal with such contingencies, the administration has framed rules, in the Railway Services (Pension) Rules that provides for sanction of provisional pension. The record does not disclose that the petitioner made any application for this purpose. Unless, the petitioner made an application, the respondents were in a way handicapped for processing the matter. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to make an application for sanction of pension. Respondents shall take proper action on the application submitted by the petitioner within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of submission of the application. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J November 08, 2010. Note: Furnish copy in one week. B/O.KTL