BAIJNATH HANSDA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Undisputedly, petitioner stood retired on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.03.2004, from the post of Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Investigation Bureau), Santhal Pargana Division, Dumka. Undisputedly, petitioner had joined the Bihar Finance Service on 19.07.1982 and after rendering 21 years 7 months and 11 days service, stood retired on 31.03.2004. Undisputedly, prior to 19.07.1982, petitioner was working as Assistant in the Bihar Legislative Assembly Secretariat from 28.08.1972 to 19.07.1982. Petitioner has knocked the door of this court by invoking Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the direction to the respondents to pay pension and gratuity to the petitioner which is not being released despite repeated requests and visits.

(2.) On 31.08.2012, this Court had passed order, as under:-

(3.) Shri Mast Ram Meena, Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi, has filed counter affidavit. Para-9 of the counter affidavit reads as under :-