This single-bench court dismissed the retirement pension petition argued as an after-thought, noting the petitioner retired in 1990 but only requested pension in 2011. The court found no merit in quashing the prospective G.O. to grant retrospective pension.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 12.06.2017
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM
W.P.No.368 of 2015
A.Rangasamy .. Petitioner
Vs
Prayer: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the first respondent in G.O.Ms.No.487, Revenue [Post 8(2)] Department dated 27.11.2013 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to pay the minimum retirement pension to the petitioner for the service rendered as Village Head Man from 10.01.1963 till 14.11.1980 and service rendered as Village Administrative Officer from 01.09.82 to 30.07.1990 by following G.O.Ms.No.148, Revenue [Post-8(2)] Department dated 20.04.2011 and to pay all the arrears.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Anandan
For Respondents: Mr.A.Zakir Hussain, Government Advocate
This writ petition is filed to call for records from the first respondent in G.O.Ms.No.487, Revenue [Post -8(2)] Department dated 27.11.2013 and quash the same and also to direct the respondents to pay the minimum retirement pension to the petitioner for the service rendered as Village Head Man from 10.01.1963 to 14.11.1980 and service rendered as Village Administrative Officer from 01.09.1982 to 30.07.1990 by
following G.O.Ms.No.148 Revenue [Post-8(2)] Department dated 20.04.2011 and to pay all the arrears within the time frame.
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
dpq
1. The Principal Secretary cum Commissioner of Revenue
Administration,
Revenue Department,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.
2. The District Collector
Tiruvannamalai,
Tiruvannamalai District.
+1cc to Mr.S.Udayakumar, Advocate, S.R.No.41578
+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.41562
W.P.No.368 of 2015
and MP.1 of 2015
RS(23/06/2017)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to minimum retirement pension from the date of his retirement in 1990 after the administrative order was issued prospectively.
Whether Writ Petition No. 16080 of 2012 alone would merit further intervention despite the initial court direction to sanction minimum pension.
A. Rangasamy
The Principal Secretary cum Commissioner of Revenue Administration
The District Collector Tiruvannamalai
K. Kalyanasundaram
As recorded by the court registry
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