IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R.DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.38645 OF 2018 (S-RES) BETWEEN:
RATHNA KUMAR S/O LATE K.B.KANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RETIRED CHIEF ENGINEER (CIVIL) R/AT NO. 800, 1ST FLOOR 3RD MAIN ROAD, BEML LAYOUT RAJARAJESJWARI NAGARA BENGALURU- 560 098. ….PETITIONER (BY SRI.PARASHURAM R HATTARAKIHAL, ADV) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY ROOM NO. 321, VIDHANA SOUDHA DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU- 560 001 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURLA DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYATHRAJ 3RD GATE, 3RD FLOOR M.S.BUILDINGS DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU- 560 001 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KARNATAKA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LTD GRAMEENA ABHIRUDDI BHAVANA 4TH & 5TH FLOOR, ANANDA RAO CIRCLE BENGALURU- 560 009. ….RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.M.S.PRATHIMA, AGA FOR R1 & R2 SRI H.DEVENDRAPPA, ADV. FOR R3) THIS PETITION IS FILED AND PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION & LEGAL NOTICE GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER TO UNDER ANNEXURE-A & B DATED:22.08.2017, 20.05.2018 RESPECTIVELY, AND RELEASE THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO THE PETITIONER WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 18% PER ANNUM FROM THE DATE OF RETIREMENT TO TILL PAYMENT.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER R.DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
Learned counsel for the respondent No.3 has filed a memo dated 21.1.2019 stating that the respondent No.3 has passed an Official Memorandum dated 19.01.2019 to release the terminal benefits including the gratuity, GSI, EPF etc., to the petitioner. The learned counsel for respondent No.3 submits that the terminal benefits and other benefits as ordered in the Official Memorandum dated 19.01.2019 will be disbursed to the petitioner within 10 days from today.
2. Recording the said submission and taking the memo on record, the petition is disposed of as nothing further survives for consideration.
3. In view of the disposal of the main matter as above, I.A.No.1/2018 is also disposed of.
SD/- JUDGE KLY/