Judgment

M. Jagannadha Rao, J.-The petitioner was working as Medical Officer in the service of the Government of Uttar Pradesh and retired on 30.4.1993 on completion of 58 years. She filed this writ petition on 18.11.1995 complaining that she has not been paid her retiral benefits, namely, gratuity, provident fund, pension etc. This Court admitted the writ petition on 4.12.1995 and issued notice to the respondents. The res­pondents submitted to this Court that, after her retirement, in spite of the petitioner being requested to send three sets of pension papers, petitioner did not send them. This was, however, denied by the petitioner. This Court directed the respondents on 12.2.1996 that upon petitioner furnishing three sets of pension papers with all relevant documents, the same should be processed. The respondents then sent a special messenger to various places to get details of her service and thereafter the pension papers were sent on 24.12.1996 to the Director General, Medical Health, U.P. It was stated that provisional pension was paid in December, 1996 and February, 1997. Arrears were paid on 17.3.1997. Papers were sent on 29.1.1997 to the Pension Directorate, Lucknow. In re