{"id":167279,"date":"2011-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-devika-vs-the-indian-institute-of-on-11-april-2011"},"modified":"2015-12-25T10:57:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T05:27:06","slug":"b-devika-vs-the-indian-institute-of-on-11-april-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-devika-vs-the-indian-institute-of-on-11-april-2011","title":{"rendered":"B.Devika vs The Indian Institute Of … on 11 April, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
Madras High Court<\/div>\n
B.Devika vs The Indian Institute Of … on 11 April, 2011<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS\n\nDATED:  11-4-2011\n\nCORAM:\n\nTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR \n\nW.P.No.8400 of  2008 \nand M.P.No.1 of 2008 \n\nB.Devika \t\t\t\t\t\t... Petitioner\n\n\t\t\t\t\tVersus\n\n1. The  Indian Institute of Technology\nrepresented  by its Director\nChennai 36.\n\n2. The Director of Technical Education\nChennai 25. \n\n\n3. The Registrar\nAnna University\nSardar Patel Road\nChennai 25.\n\n4. The Accountant General\nNandanam, Chennai 35. \t.... Respondents\n\n\tPrayer: Writ Petition  filed  under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the relief of  issuance of writ of mandamus  directing the respondents herein to refix the pension due to the petitioner's  husband late V.M.Balasundaram after taking into  consideration of the past services rendered  by him at College  of Engineering, Guindy as Mechanic between  1.8.1956 to 17.9.65 and also pay the arrears after fixation of proper  pension  thereby  implementing  the G.O.3D No.42, Education Science and Technology Department  dated 24.4.1996. \n\n\t        For Petitioner        :   Mr.V.Girish kumar\n\t        For Respondents    :   Mr.Karthik Mukundan (R1)\n\t\t\t\t\t      Mr.Shivashanmugam,\n\t\t\t\t\t      Govt. Advocate  (R2)\n\t\t\t\t\t      Mr.Gowarthan for \n\t\t\t\t\t      M\/s.Row and Reddy (R3)\n\t\t\t\t\t      Mrs.T.Selvarani (R4)\n\n\nO R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
\t The  above writ petition is filed for issuance of a writ of  mandamus directing the respondents herein to refix the pension due to the petitioner’s  husband late V.M.Balasundaram after taking into  consideration of the past services rendered  by him at College  of Engineering, Guindy as Mechanic between  1.8.1956 to 17.9.65 and also pay the arrears after fixation of proper  pension  thereby  implementing  the G.O.3D No.42, Education Science and Technology Department  dated 24.4.1996.\n<\/p>\n
\t2.  The brief facts of the case are as follows:-\n<\/p>\n
\tThe petitioner’s husband late V.M.Balasundaram was  originally appointed as Mechanic in the College of Engineering, Guindy 25. His appointment order is dated 31.7.1956. He worked with the College of Engineering,  Guindy from 1.8.1956 till 17.9.1965.   He was relieved from the said  post  by the    proceedings  of the Principal,  College of Engineering, Guindy dated 17.9.1965 at his request   to resign from the said post.  Thereafter,  he applied to the  Registrar,  Indian Institute of  Technology, Madras  the first respondent herein for appointment to   the post of Mechanic Grade B   (Department of Civil Engineering ).   He was appointed on 20.9.1965 and he retired on 30.6.1995. While he was  in service in the Indian Institute of Technology, the first respondent, he made a representation dated 5.7.1991 to include  his service rendered as mechanic  at the College of Engineering, Guindy  during the period 1.8.1956 to 17.9.1965 for the purpose of calculating his    service and retirement  benefits.     The Indian Institute of Technology,  the first respondent sent a letter   dated 15.4.1992  to the Director of   Technical Education, Chennai 25   requesting them to grant concurrence to meet  the  proportionate  liability in respect of retirement benefits to be granted to the petitioner’s husband Balasundaram for the service rendered by him at the College of Engineering, Guindy.   There was a further indication  in the said letter that  the amount  of proportionate liability  will be intimated to the Director of Technical Education  for   arranging payment     to the  Institute  so as to disburse the same along with the retirement benefits extended by the first respondent. Based on the correspondence as above,  the Department  of Technical Education and Science and Technology  issued G.O.3D  42 dated 24.4.1996 which reads as follows:\n<\/p>\n
G.O.3D No.42          Dated 24.4.1996\n\nFrom the Director of Technical Education, Lr.No.23773\/A6\/92, dated 20.10.93.\nORDER\n\n<\/pre>\n
\tThiru.V.M.Balasundaram joined in Indian Institute   of  Technology, Madras on 20.9.65 after resigning the post of Mechanic held by him at Government Engineering College, Guindy from 1.8.56.  He has now requested to count the past services rendered by him at Government Engineering College , Guindy from 1.8.56 to  17.9.65 for purpose of pension. He has already retired from service on 30.6.95 After Noon.\n<\/p>\n
\t2. The Director of Technical      Education in his letter read above has recommended  to count the past services rendered by Thiru. V.M.Balasundaram as Mechanic at the Government Engineering College, Guindy, for the purpose of pensionary benefits.\n<\/p>\n
\t3. The Government have examined the matter  in detail and have decided to accept the recommendation of the Director  of Technical Education.  The Government  accordingly direct that, the past services rendered by Thiru. V.M.Balasundaram as Mechanic at Government Engineering College, Guindy from 1.8.56  to 17.9.65 be counted  for the purpose of  pension in relaxation  of Rule 41 of General Rule  for Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services and Rule 23 of Tamil Nadu Pension Rules 1978.\n<\/p>\n
\t4. In  exercise of the powers  conferred by Rule 48 of General Rule for Tamil Nadu State  and Subordinate  Services contained in  Tamil  Nadu Service Manual  Vol. I of 1987  and in exercise  of the powers conferred by Rule 82 of Tamail Nadu Pension rules 1978,  the Governor   of Tamil Nadu herby relaxes   the Rule 41 of General Rule for Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services and Rule 23(1) of Tamil   Nadu Pension Rules 1978 respectively in favour of Thiru.V.M.Balasundaram, so as to   count the past  services rendered  by the individual  as Mechanic at Government Engineering  College,  Guindy  from 1.8.56 to  17.9.65 for the purpose of pensionary benefits.\n<\/p>\n
\t3. The petitioner,  therefore,  was granted the pensionary benefits for the period of 1.8.1956 to 17.9.1965 during which he rendered  service as Mechanic  at Government of  Engineering  Guindy.   In spite of the said G.O. having been passed, it appears that no steps were taken by the second respondent and the employee  died in the meanwhile on 12.12.2000. Thereafter,  the widow of late Balasundaram has been pursuing the matter  by way of representation. One such representation is dated 23.10.2007.  In spite of  such representations,     there is no response. The first respondent, Indian Institute of Technology,  on its part  addressed a letter on 3.12.2007 to the Director of Technical   Education, the second respondent   reminding the authority that  the claim  of the widow of late Balasundaram  is pending for a long time with a request  to take suitable steps to transfer the pensionary liabilities for the services rendered by the said Balasundaram   so as to enable the Institute to count his past service for pensionary benefits  to be given to the  widow of late Balasundaram.  Since the representation of the petitioner and the recommendation of the first respondent  did not evoke  any response, the present writ petition has been filed.\n<\/p>\n
\t4.  After notice,  it was initially informed by the learned counsel appearing for the  second respondent  that the fourth respondent   has to furnish the papers  so as to enable them to proceed further in the matter.  This appears to be based on a misconception as the fourth respondent  has filed a counter affidavit stating that they are  no way connected with the processing of the pensionary claims of late  V..Balasundaram,    The relevant portion of the counter reads  as follows:-\n<\/p>\n
\t“4. At the outset, it is submitted that this respondent  is not the authority  competent to issue pension  payment order of retiring employees  of the Indian Institute  of Technology.\n<\/p>\n
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\t7.  It is also submitted that, this respondent has no authority to issue authorisation orders of pensionary benefits of Anna University employees. Further, the petitioner’s  husband served for less than 10 years  under college of  Engineering, which, per se, does not qualify for pension, unless reckoned with the IIT Service.\n<\/p>\n
\t5. The officer of the fourth respondent is present in the court and clarifies the same. Thereafter, the Director of Technical Education produced  a letter which is relevant for deciding the claim  of the widow for grant of pensionary benefits. The  said  letter dated 11.3.1992 is addressed by the Anna University to  the Registrar,  Indian Institute of Technology the first respondent herein and the gist of the letter reads as follows:-\n<\/p>\n
\t“I  invite your attention to the references cited.\n<\/p>\n
\tI furnish hereunder the service  particulars pertaining to Thiru V.M.Balasundaram, formerly Mechanic in this institution culled out from the pay bills available.\n<\/p>\n
\ti) Thiru V .M. Balasundaram was temporarily appointed as Mechanic with effect from 1.8.56 F.N. in the scale of pay of Rs.40-2-50-1-65 in procs. No.5\/A2\/56 dt. 31.7.56 of the Principal, College of Engineering, Madras.\n<\/p>\n
\tii) He resigned  and was relieved of his duties in this institution on 17.9.65 A.N.\n<\/p>\n
\tThus, he worked in the College as Mechanic from 1.8.56 to 17.9.65.\n<\/p>\n
\tHis Service Register and connected files  relating to him are not available at this distance of time.\n<\/p>\n
\tThe Director  of Technical Education,  Madras 25 may be addressed regarding payment of proportionate liability, referred to in your letter cited as during the period  he worked in the College, it was a government institution under the administrative control of the Director of Technical Education, Madras.\n<\/p>\n
\tThis University was formed only with effect from 4.9.78.\n<\/p>\n
\t6.  This letter  dated 11.3.1992 signed on 13.3.1992 and despatched on  17.3.1992  provides the details of the service  rendered by late V.M.Balasundaram and the salary initially drawn  at the time of the  appointment. This,  according to the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents would  be relevant to determine the pensionary liability.\n<\/p>\n
\t7. In view of the specific G.O. already issued by the Government  which clearly relaxes applicability   of  Rule 41   of General Rule for Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services and Rule 23(1) of Tamil Nadu Pension Rules 1978 respectively in favour of late V.M.Balasundaram  so as to   count the past services rendered by the  individual   as Mechanic at Government Engineering College, Guindy for the purpose of pensionary benefits, the second respondent   who is the the competent authority to determine the pensionary benefits,  is directed  to determine the pensionary benefits payable to  the  deceased employee and disburse the  pensionary liability in favour of the  first respondent  so as to enable the petitioner, the  wife of late employee   to draw the   pensionary benefits   including the past dues.  The second  respondent is directed to complete the process   within a period of six  weeks from the date of  receipt of copy of this order.\n<\/p>\n
\t8. The writ petition is allowed as above.  Consequently, the connected M.P  is    closed. No costs.\n<\/p>\n
\t9. The  learned counsel appearing for the   petitioner pleaded that  in view of the belated determination of pension   for the period from  1.8.1956 to 17.9.1965 and further delay caused till the disposal of the  claim   before this court,  the petitioner has suffered monetary loss by way of interest, which aspect may be considered by this court.  Though a prayer to that effect  has not been made,  the petitioner is given   liberty to make a representation to the second respondent  in this regard separately after   culmination of the proceedings for the pensionary benefits so as to enable the second respondent to consider such claim on merits and in accordance with law.\n<\/p>\n
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To<\/p>\n
1. The Director
\n Indian Institute of Technology
\nChennai 36.\n<\/p>\n
2. The Director of Technical Education
\nChennai 25.\n<\/p>\n
3. The Registrar
\nAnna University
\nSardar Patel Road
\nChennai 25.\n<\/p>\n
4. The Accountant General
\nNandanam, Chennai 35.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t R.SUDHAKAR ,J.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKrr\/<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tW.P.No.8400 of  2008\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDATED:- 11-4-2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Madras High Court B.Devika vs The Indian Institute Of … on 11 April, 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11-4-2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P.No.8400 of 2008 and M.P.No.1 of 2008 B.Devika … Petitioner Versus 1. The Indian Institute of Technology represented by its Director Chennai 36. 2. 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