4.When the writ petitioner was allowed to retire from service, the masterservant relationship snapped then and there. However, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, submitted that the respondent may withhold a sum of Rs.16,335/- since the petitioner wants to give a quietus to the issue. The impugned order states that the petitioner’s terminal benefits shall be withheld subject to the outcome of W.P(MD)No.502 of 2019. The said writ petition has since been disposed of on 26.08.2022. Since the petitioner was already allowed to retire, it is not open to the respondent to withhold the terminal benefits any longer. I, therefore, direct the respondent herein to disburse all the terminal benefits and other retirement benefits payable to the petitioner. This entire exercise shall be done within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner will be paid what he is entitled to receive as per the relevant Rules. Since the issue regarding the allegation made against the petitioner is given a quietus, I direct the respondents to deduct a sum of Rs.16,335/- from the benefits payable to the writ petitioner.
