1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.150 OF 2002 Dr.Nandakumar Kalyanrao Patil ..Petitioner V/s. Chembur Sarvankash Shikshan Shastra ..Respondents Mahavidyalaya & ors Ms.Ushajee Pari i/b.Mr.Mihir Desai, Advocate, for the petitioner Ms.M.Kajale, Assistant Government Pleader, for the State Mr.A.L.Patki, Advocate, for the respondent Nos.1 & 2 CORAM : P. B. MAJMUDAR R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 22ND JUNE, 2009 P.C. . By way of this Writ Petition, the petitioner prays that an appropriate direction may be issued directing the respondents that unpaid Provident Fund with interest at the rate of 18% per annum should be paid to the petitioner It is further the grievance of the petitioner that he is entitled for Leave Encashment benefit regarding 2 Earned Leave which according to the petitioner is about 200 days with interest at the time of hearing of this petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has received all other retiral dues except the benefit of Leave Encashment in connectionn with the Earned Leave. She submitted that except the claim for Encashment of Earned Leave she is not presssing any other issue in the petition. 2. The learned counsel for the Management has submitted that since in the original Pension Form the petitioner has not stipulated the amount, towards Encashment of Earned Leave the Management had not forwarded the said claim to the Government. It is submitted that the Management has received the said claim of the petitioner regarding Earned Leave Encashment benefits. It is submitted that the Management will immediately forward the said papers to the Government alongwith the necessary Certificate. It is submitted that the petitioner 3 is entitled to the benefit of encashment of 240 days of Earned Leave. Considering the said fact, the Management to forward the papers to the Government within a period of two weeks from today. Thereafter, Government to pass an appropriate order regarding giving Earned Leave Encashment benefit to the petitioner and make payment within two months of the receipt of the papers. If the payment is not made to the petitioner within two months after receipt of the papers from the Management, the petitioner shall be entitled for the interest at the rate of 8% after the period of two months till payment is made to the petitioner. The learned counsel for the petitioner has not raised any other issue except the issue regarding Encashment of Earned Leave. Subject to what is stated above, the above Writ Petition is partly allowed. Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. ( R.M.SAVANT. J.) ( P. B. MAJMUDAR, J.)