PRITHVI RAJ KHILERI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant filed writ application for claiming interest on retiral dues in the form of gratuity. It was not paid due to pendency of the criminal case relating to disproportionate assets filed under section 13(1) (e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The appellant was acquitted on 25.2.2010. Thereafter the petitioner obtained no dues certificates,etc. Payment of gratuity was made on 30.11.2011 after completing the requisite formalities.

(2.) COUNSEL for the appellant submitted that gratuity could not have been withheld due to the fact that other FDRs of the petitioner were also seized amounting to Rs.2 lakhs. Hence, appellant was entitled to interest.