SOBRAN SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The following question has been referred by two learned members of the Tribunal Honourable Mr. S. Das Gupta and Honourable Mr. T.N. Verma;:-

(2.) Shri Sobran Singh, the applicant while in service, had been allotted a railway quarter. On attaining the age of superannuation, he on 29-2-1988, retired as a Driver Grade "A". He was permitted to retain the quarter till 31-10-1988 On 26-12-1990 he vacated the same. A sum of Rs. 35,945/- was deducted from the amount payable to him towards OCR Gratuity on the ground that he was liable to pay damages at the market rate for the use and occupation of the said accommodation after 31-10-1988. He was also refused the facility of complementary passes He, therefore, approached the Tribunal under Sec. 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 and prayed from the principal relief that the respondents may be directed to refund to him the entire amount as deducted minus the amount payable by him as normal rent at the rate of Rs. 55/- per month plus the electricity and other charges which may be found payable by him.

(3.) We may read paragraph 1711 as a whole end, therefore, we may extract the same:-