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J.Babu Rao v. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation and 2 Others

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI

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High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2020-10-01. J.Babu Rao v. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation and 2 Others. Read the judgment and...

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI WRIT PETITION NO: 17233 OF 2020 Betwee n: J. Babu Rao, S/o. Devaiah, Occ. Driver (Unfit), E. no. 25'1325, Age. 57, H-No-12-6-21240, Aditya Revenue Kukatpally Hyderabad (Dist). ... PETITIONER AND 1. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, rep. by its Vice Chairman and lr/ana g ing Director, [t4 usheerabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Regional [\ilanager, TSRTC, Sanga reddy Region, Sanga reddy District. 3. The Depot Manager, TSRTC, Sanga reddy Depot, Sanga reddy, Sanga reddy District ... RESP.

NDENTS Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the respondent authorities in not paying my pending medical retirement service benefits, even after lapse of 18 months of the petitioner retirement, inspite of petitioner repeated personal visits followed by written representatron dt. 1611112019, as being illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to pay pending settlement amount to the petitioner herein along with interest at the rate of 18 Percent p. a.

lA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider and pass appropriate orders on the representation dl. 1611112019, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRl. G. RAJESH Counsel for the Respondents : SRI N. VASUDEVA REDDY S. C. FOR TSRTC The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI WRIT PETITION No. l 7233 ot 2020 ORDER: This writ petition is being disposed of ot the odmission sloge with the consent of both porties. This wril pelition is filed seeking the following relief : ....

to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particutarly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to dectare the action of the respondent authorities in not paying my pending medicat retirement service benefits, even after lapse of 18 months of the petitioner retirement inspite of petitioner repeated personat visits fottowed by written representation dt. 16l11/2019 as being ittegat, arbitrary and unjust and consequentty direct the respondents to pay pending sett[ement amount to the petitioner herein along with interest at the rate of 18% p. a...... ". Heord Sri G. Rojesh leorned counsel oppeoring for lhe pelilioner ond the leorned Stonding Counsel oppeoring for the respondenls. It hos been conlended by the pelitioner thot he wos working os o driver with lhe respondents ond he hod retired from service on 02. 0,l . 20. lB on the ground of medicol involidotion. The grievonce of the petitioner is thot though he relired on 02. 0i .

2018, lhe respondenis ore not sellling his terminol benefils. ln lhose circumstonces, he hos submitted o representotion to the respondents on 16. 11. 2019. But, so for, the respondenls hove not possed ony orders on the soid representotion. Therefore, leorned counsel for the petitioner submitled thol oppropriote orders be possed in lhe writ pelition directing the respondents to consider the represenlotion submitted by the pelitioner on I 6. 1 I . 2019 ond poss oppropriole orders in occordonce wilh low within o reosonoble perlod of time. Leorned S'tonding Counsel oppeoring for the respondents contended thot sine lhe pelitioner's represenlolion is pending with the respondenls, the respondenls would considelthe some ond oppropriote orders would be possed in occordonce wilh low.

This Court, hoving considered lhe rivol submissions of leorned counsel for lhe porties, is of lhe considered view lhot this writ petition con be disposed of direcling the respondenis lo consider lhe represenlolion dof ed I 6. ,l I . 201 9 submitted by the petitioner ond poss oppropriote orders in occordonce with low, wilhin o reosonoble period of time preferobly within o period of eight weeks from the dote of receipt of o copy of this order. With the obove direciions, the writ petition ls disposed of. No order os to cos1s. Pending mlscelloneous pelitions, if ony, sholl stond closed. SD/. K. AMMAJI ASSISTANT REGIS R //TRUE COPY// SECTI OFFICER To 1 The Vice Chairman and l\/anaging Director, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, lt/usheerabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Regional Manager, TSRTC, Sanga reddy Region, Sanga reddy District. 3. The Depot N/anager, TSRTC, Sanga reddy Depot, Sanga reddy, Sanga reddy District. 4. One CC to Sri. G. Rajesh, Advocate IOPUC] One CC to Sri N.

Vasudeva Reddy, S. C. for TSRTC (OPUC) 6. Two CD Copies Kj HIGH COURT DATED:01 11012020 1 HE S I4 ( o n o I 2 0cr 2(Ec il C) 4, ,t (. \, C ORDER WP. No. 17233 of 2020 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS. \o

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