JAGDEESH PURI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD & perused the record.

(2.) , The contention of the petitioner is that he retire from the post of Executive Engineer Irrigation C. A. D. Suratgarh an 30/11/83 and his case for pension was not finalised for quite sometime. Only provisional pension was paid to him from 8/10/85 and the final pension has been paid to him on 14/10/88 during the pendency of the writ petition. He has filed this writ petition on 15-7-88. Even the gratuity was not paid before 14. 10. 88 and even in paying that an amount of Rs. 5000/- has been retained by the Department and, therefore, Mr. Singhvi has prayed that interest should be allowed to him from the date the pension became due and the amount retained also should be paid with interest.