V Balasubramanyam Reddy v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
APEWIDC retired employees; delayed retirement benefits; gratuity; earned leave encashment; half-pay leave; PRC arrears; salary arrears; want of funds excuse rejected; statutory interest on gratuity; 6% interest non-statutory dues; four-month disbursement deadline; writ of mandamus Article 226; Articles 21 and 300-A; Section 151 CPC interim petitions; Andhra Pradesh High Court Amaravati common order; Justice Nyapathy Vijay; (2022) 4 SCC 627 Dr. A. Selvaraj; W.A.No.383 of 2022; 69 Contempt Cases pending; total entitlement Rs. 9,92,28,487.
What did the court decide?
All writ petitions disposed of with directions: (i) statutory rate of interest on delayed gratuity from date of entitlement till date of payment; (ii) 6% interest on delayed payment of non-statutory heads of retirement dues from date of entitlement till actual payment; (iii) admitted retirement amounts to be disbursed within four (04) months from receipt of a copy of the order; (iv) no order as to costs; pending applications, if any, stand closed as a sequel.