{"id":78940,"date":"2010-02-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-s-prasad-vs-the-union-of-india-by-its-addl-secy-on-23-february-2010"},"modified":"2017-09-16T16:28:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T10:58:23","slug":"r-s-prasad-vs-the-union-of-india-by-its-addl-secy-on-23-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-s-prasad-vs-the-union-of-india-by-its-addl-secy-on-23-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"R S Prasad vs The Union Of India By Its Addl Secy … on 23 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
R S Prasad vs The Union Of India By Its Addl Secy … on 23 February, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: V.Gopalagowda & B.S.Patil<\/div>\n
3\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARFIATAICA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATE}? THIS \"rm: 23r=1 DAY or' FEBRUARY \n\nPRESEKT\n\nTHE HOWBLE MR.JUS\"l'ICE V.G0PA\u00a3a%...4(\u00a5'\u00a7\u00a7:'~}\\:Ifi\u00a7.A..A \"  \n\nAND \n\nTHE I-IOH'B\u00a7.E MR;J\u00a7JsTic_E \"n.s.P;:*r;i;: \"  \n\nmm' PETITION N0.4\ufb01u6$V (3l2G(}4\u00a3\u00abS'_}C;3L'l;iV:\u00a7\nB EN:  _ _ %   \n\nSri.R.S.Pra.3a'\u20ac\u00a7,_  '  \nAged abo1_1i;_6 };j_3?*\u20aca1\u00b0$;',\u00bb  A' \nS\/oxaaesaryug   \nR\/0\u00b0Nr_;.25(},1 \"13: \nOpp.P.'J.R.BhaV3i;,4 % \u00bb V \" __\n\n15% Mairi\ufb01tiad,    \nSaijapur Raga, _ A ._ \" \n\nBa:n.gaiQ:r\u20ac~560 Q34. ' EPETITIQNER\n\n  SI'i.HR.S.PE1,I\"&1S\u00e91d, party~in~perso3::}\n1; T326 Uzjias\ufb01bf India by its\n\nAddif\u00e9i\u00e9zlal Secretaty and\nBexreitrpment Commission\ufb01r,\n\n AA \/9 .\";:'a'sma.i1 Scale Zndugtiy,\n .F1<:}.65\/ I, G,S.'I'.Road,\nGuiiady,\n\nChennai - 630 032.\n\n\n\n1%.}\n\n53. The Director,\nSmaii Industries Service institute,\nRajajinagar Indus\ufb01ial Estate,\nBangaIore--56O O44. ...RE'SPGNDENTS\n\n(By Sr*i.T.M.\\R-znkata Ready, CGSC)  1 f \u00bb\n\nThis Writ Petition is \ufb01led under Am*c1:%$ 53:  \nof the Consizitution of India gMraying\"\"to_:~..direct_ 1f_:1'1f:  \nrespondents \u00a30 release the pe1:.siot1*:i1}1.aoc31fd\u00a7mcc:3~A'with T<\/pre>\n
petitioner applicafion dateci 22.,6.f2.'{}C\u00a52  N::’;,7,
\ncomputation of $115101: as per’, appiica\ufb01on dated<\/p>\n
5.8.2002 in Form N01, and”as–..per Rule on *f;0mp.1_11;ati0n of’<\/p>\n
40% pension, reduced pezasidfxj\u00e9vlzicix s;vi1l”\u00a53e.=eii’c;:ctive from
\n1.2.2003 and etc,    i<\/p>\n
This Writ Petitidr1V:%A’c0i:1_i1\u00e9g:. girders, this day,
\nPatil., J}, made the f0HO’W’i11gt —    *  <\/p>\n
Pe t;ii;_i{;I1e:’ i\u00e9:&i’p1oye\u20ac: of the 3rd respondent is<\/p>\n
b\u20acfQ1j”‘e” %?_his  cfialienging {ha order passed by the<\/p>\n
 %c\u00bb:\u00a7::z\u00a5a1%\u00a7'<i::;inis1:z~a;\u00a3i\u00a7ze Tribunal (Tribunal far 3110 ). He<\/p>\n
  the Tlibunal with a gievance that his<\/p>\n
peIiSior-1513*  other ierrninai bene\ufb01ts were not reieased<\/p>\n
'A " <  Vidaxpitev\u00e9onsiderable iapaa sf 'mime.<\/p>\n
— HA2, Tha Tlibunal, has passtsd an aide? an<\/p>\n
 %%i’m.2oe4 holding that admittedly the tarmmal bene\ufb01ts<\/p>\n
were met releaged within {hue and thera was izxorciinate<\/p>\n
deiajg in aettiing the same, Having regard me {ha delay in<\/p>\n
%,<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
settling the dues the Tribunal has passed an order
\ndirecting payment sf 6% interest from 1.2.2003 til}
\n18.12.2003 on the amount of DCRG, Fension  the<\/p>\n
csmmuted value of pension payabie to the . ‘1’2r;e<\/p>\n
Tribunal has also observed that first  <\/p>\n
India shall conduct an i12~h0uss:’ e}1\u00a3jL\ufb01ry”._i11′ _Vt5′ i’1:i2d 7<\/p>\n
out who was responsible far the-.<;:1'\u00e91.ay '1:1.."_;;is'Is3;si:1g"'vthsL<\/p>\n
payment of pension and the  13E:n\u00e9"'j;t?*.\n<\/p>\n
3. In this Writ._”E’eti1ii013,  of the petitioner<\/p>\n
is that he  ail 27 years 8 months and 2
\ndays of ss._r\u00a7}is\u00e9i:”:=_ I-_.7fLVi%5′;’i’s:’t~}:I31er:ts of the Union sf india.<\/p>\n
He “}i;:-ggafl’ st3.b%I::’it:Vs 7d 7th’\u00e9 pension papers on 22.622082 is. ?’<\/p>\n
V:AI:1\u00a7;’I1′ ‘she date of retirement Vid\ufb01 his ajgp\ufb01catisn<\/p>\n
 daf\u00e9d “—V\u00a7.8.”i?:GC}2, But, the autherities delayed the<\/p>\n
K V’ ” \u00a5sf:;*:,t1smV\u00a7\u00e9nt of the p*6I}SiOI’\u00a33I’\u00a7’ hene\ufb01is and ether dues by<\/p>\n
—   untszzabie Qbjscticms stafmg thai: his gaast service<\/p>\n
”  tws Dspaztments namely the service in Railways and in<\/p>\n
the Befsncs couid net be rscksnsd. E-iswsvsr, during the<\/p>\n
p%d2\u00a71<:}? sf the appiim\ufb01on before the Tribmciai, tbs<\/p>\n
4<\/span><\/p>\n
authorities came femrard with an order dated 18. .1Q~.2Q(}3<\/p>\n
directmg release of the pensionary benefits. ‘Ifh_;e ‘<\/p>\n
took note at’ the same and passed the  <\/p>\n
payment of interest at 6% of;  :1′  ”  :4<\/p>\n
although the petitioner 13adVs:0\u00a7.1g11 1i”– 13%A2.e:\u00a7r\u00a2s:.   ‘V\n<\/p>\n
4. The pa1ty–i:1~pers0:1′;L\u00a7\u00a7?%e_x\u00a7)  Ve;eg\u00a7eefeei’f.bef0re ue
\ncontends that he    Hef pension
\nwith e\ufb01eet \ufb01om..}..2.2{)f}3.’_t\u00a7a1t.,V-.Vrespondent has
\nrecemmende\u00e9;   18. 12.2003 only
\nto eseezpe.  ” regarding delayed payment<\/p>\n
putting ftf\u00e91e:I3V;e._(;}::1V  previeus employer. He centends<\/p>\n
 ,__{he;\u00a75?meAV’*i’1ji\u00a53:;1i\u00e9lezxght to have issued a aireetier}. to the<\/p>\n
 ‘a:iii3erivti:ee ‘:Q:’eonsider his application and to release the<\/p>\n
pe:1\u00a7i0I1.ae’i__per the request made in the application. Efis<\/p>\n
<._next eefztentien is that, the Tribunal was in errer in<\/p>\n
 e1'\u00e9e"i;7i:1g payment of interest en the perxsiexz from the date<\/p>\n
 retirement till 18.i2.20()3 only. In this regard he<\/p>\n
submits that the intereet ought te have been made<\/p>\n
payable frem the date czf I'\u20acti1'@II1\u20acI13i te the aetua} date en<\/p>\n
whieh the payment ef eeneien eeztemeneed. His eext<\/p>\n
Q\/.\n<\/p>\n
5<\/span><\/p>\n
grievance is that the mic: of interest awarded at 6% is :00
\nlow. \ufb01e submits that having zegard to the umeasenable<\/p>\n
and unjust\ufb01able deiay of nearly 10 months in <\/p>\n
pensionaujgz and other bene\ufb01ts, he was entitled f0f:Vw”ifi3\u00a3iefe3t”. 4_<\/p>\n
at Ieast at 13% as sought for by  \u00a2 4′ _:. ‘ Q’\n<\/p>\n
5. The cotmsei for the res;:1_onr_1e1).3\u00a3s’e3f;as”re\ufb01.i.ie(i’w:At;he<\/p>\n
eententions urged by t\u00a71e’ peutitio2r1e’1;   *<\/p>\n
fmdings recorded aI}.d__ the otd:er:_paese<i'  Tribunal,<\/p>\n
Sri 'I'.1\\e\u00a7.VeI1kata Rede;%e;T1ean\u00a7;ee% Gev$;.St.a11ding<\/p>\n
Caunsei ,\u00a7.,'V'.:;;ez1f\u00a7'\u00a3ei*V\ufb02\u00e9a\ufb01idavit on 28.1.2010
\neneiosij\ufb01g  OR of documents enclosed<\/p>\n
at A13nexufe~\u00a76 is Athe" (:ommuniea1:i011 of the result of<\/p>\n
. V.  –e;1\u00e9;u}\u00a7:'3\u00e9"eee1":dueted"fiiirsuant to the directien iseued by the<\/p>\n
   Deputy Director of Small mdust\ufb01es<\/p>\n
Serx;_iceV__~ E:1e.*\u00a3;itute addressed to the Director of Sinai]<\/p>\n
  "}n\u00a7uszt1*ies Service institute, Bazigalore. In the said regaort,<\/p>\n
    very ciearly staied that the reason fer delay in<\/p>\n
  -\u00bb-releaeizzg the pension emd ether terminal bene\ufb01ts ie the<\/p>\n
petitiener herein were met justified and that there were me<\/p>\n
preper reaeens to support the delay. It is also stated<\/p>\n
%\/__<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
thereizl that the other officers who had serve\u00e9 in the
\nDefence and Railways eta, prior to their $6I’ViC(‘:–‘”,i\ufb02 the<\/p>\n
Small irxclust\ufb01es Service Institute were <\/p>\n
bene\ufb01t of pest service in cii\ufb01ererxt Departnjgeritf}  <\/p>\n
situations.\n<\/p>\n
6. Having heard the pe1jty~iii=\u00a7$e’rs0n _$f7i.  e<\/p>\n
learned CGSC fer the respo1″;d’e1;1;t’, we f1’1’id”_\ufb011e.t  delay in
\nsettling the 9ensi0naI*\u00a7’end:\u00abte1%ini:1a} be\ufb02e\ufb01ts on the
\npart of the respen&ent:e’w:hefiiiiee”~ie  justifable. The<\/p>\n
reporigl    De_p11ty Director dearly shews
\nthat ‘anti ue’ cielafg\u00e9Vee1:eed’: ee.11}d not be supported and that<\/p>\n
ihexe were no” p_r6per’reasens for the deiay. This repert is<\/p>\n
 ,theVL’ree\ufb01\u00a3\ufb011: tithe i:n–heuse enquiry’ dizected by the Tribunal<\/p>\n
  eilefdhiate delay in Settiing the pensienary<\/p>\n
eiaiieee  21:5 pfititi\ufb02fliii’.\n<\/p>\n
 AA  in the light of the repera and the facts and<\/p>\n
‘  e\ufb01gremesianees edveried te abeve, we are persuaded to<\/p>\n
‘4 W1H1G1d that interest payable {:0 the petitioner en the<\/p>\n
p\u20ac1’1Si0l’i8I’:’y’ and ether termieei dues which fe\ufb02 due upon<\/p>\n
i\u00e9i\ufb01 reti:*eme;1′: shall be eiiieeet }8\u00b0X:; es eieieeed by him and<\/p>\n
2.10%; 6% as awarded by the Tribunal. We <\/p>\n
persuaded te accept: the contention “urged isy\ufb01riee’<\/p>\n
person that interest shall be paid fremef. _<\/p>\n
retirement iii} the amount was aetxxailjg\u00e9  if\ufb02l<\/p>\n
the date the order releasir;gti\u00a71e aineunt  .\u00a7j}gSS_,:\u00bbfi(Zi   L.<\/p>\n
What is material is the date pay1ae1at;  as the
\nrequest made by the”.  had opted for
\ncomputation 0f_:pensiQ1’1″;j\ufb01waI’dS and that
\nthe secona.   eeeemxnended it to be
\nfrom  do not wish te express
\nany evf\ufb01iriiexi’  However, we deem it<\/p>\n
appropriate .. to ciirfeet,  eempetent auizherity nan1e1y the<\/p>\n
 ~._Aee<::\u00a7i'1c};\u00bb_.._re:fspe:1deet–\u00ab\u00ab:0 examine this request anti} passe<\/p>\n
 __erciers"'i1:;"aeeer{ianee with law within a period of 4 weeks<\/p>\n
 thve\u20acia__;e: ef receipt ef a copy of this erder. In a1} ether<\/p>\n
 reepe'c%;e'1~t1:1e order passe\u00e9 by the Tribueai stands a\ufb01'1ra3.ed.<\/p>\n
 a:.iet–made clear that aaieumi aiready paid will have 13:} he<\/p>\n
    \ufb01ver; due deduetiens after eaieuiating the interest payable<\/p>\n
at };3% and the balance payable has in be released te the<\/p>\n
petitiener.\n<\/p>\n
#5\/e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court R S Prasad vs The Union Of India By Its Addl Secy … on 23 February, 2010 Author: V.Gopalagowda & B.S.Patil 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARFIATAICA AT BANGALORE DATE}? THIS “rm: 23r=1 DAY or’ FEBRUARY PRESEKT THE HOWBLE MR.JUS”l’ICE V.G0PA\u00a3a%…4(\u00a5’\u00a7\u00a7:’~}\\:Ifi\u00a7.A..A ” AND THE I-IOH’B\u00a7.E MR;J\u00a7JsTic_E “n.s.P;:*r;i;: ” mm’ PETITION N0.4\ufb01u6$V […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nR S Prasad vs The Union Of India By Its Addl Secy ... on 23 February, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-s-prasad-vs-the-union-of-india-by-its-addl-secy-on-23-february-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"R S Prasad vs The Union Of India By Its Addl Secy ... on 23 February, 2010 - 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