IMPORTANT POINT
The court established that compliance with tribunal orders is essential, and the petitioner must provide necessary documentation for pension processing.

ORDER :

(K. Manmadha Rao, J.) :

The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief :

“…..to issue issue a writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd and 4th respondents in all implement the Orders dt 20.07.2018 IN P.A.No.1106/2018 inspite of the 3rd respondent issued the in Rc No 3132/A2/2018, dt 21.08.2018, as illegal, arnitrary, violation of article 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to include the name of the petitioner wife i.e. Smt. Sudhistnamma in the pension proposals Application of Family member Column and to forward the same to the 5th respondent by taking into consideration of the in RC No 3132/A2/2018, dt21.08.2018 and pass…….”

2. The facts of the case are that the petitioner had working as a Junior Assistant in the 4threspondent school and he was retired from service on 30.11.2011. The petitioner’s wife name was not included in the pension form by the 4th respondent, who in turn, forwarded the same to the 5th respondent. The petitioner’s 2nd wife, namely, Sudhistnamma has sent her name and her 3 children names for including in the pension proposals, but the 4th respondent has neither included their names nor forwarded to 5th respondent. The 5th respondent withhold the retirement pension of the petitioner in pursuance of the interim orders passed by the competent civil court. Subsequently the civil court settled both families. In pursuance of the same, the 1st wife have got some retiremental benefits upto 40% then orally settled. Now, at present, the 2nd wife name in pension proposal was sent, but the 4th respondent without sending it to the 5th respondent, is highly illegal and arbitrary.

While the matter stood thus, the petitioner has approached the Hon’ble tribunal and filed O.?.??.2518/2012 seeking a direction to the head master to forward his pension papers to the Accountant General. The Hon’ble tribunal, vide order dated 03.04.2012 has directed the respondents to arrange for payment of retiremental benefits to the petitioners within a period of eight (8) weeks. In spite of that the respondents have not taken any steps. Accordingly, the petitioners again approached the Hon’ble tribunal by way of filing O.A.No.9712/2012 declaring the action of the respondents in not settling the pensionary benefits in spite of the fact that he was retired form service on 30-11-2011. Thereafter, the Hon’ble tribunal has passed interim orders directing the respondents to forward the pension proposals of the petitioner without any further delay to the respondent no.1 and the respondent no.1 is directed to process them as expeditiously as possible and conclude the whole exercise within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. The petitioner filed another O.A.No.1106/2018 on 20-07-2018. Though the 3rd respondent issued proceedings vide Rc.No.3132/A2/2018 dated 21.08.2018 instructed to take immediate action on the orders of Hon’ble APAT dated 20.07.2018 in OA No.1106/2018 to strictly as per rules and to avoid further legal complications in the matter and report compliance, but the respondents have not taken any action. Hence, the present writ petition.

3. Counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents denying all the allegations made in the petition. It is further stated that, in response to the instructions issued by the Hon'ble APAT/Government/Commissioner of School Education/DEO, Pension proposals duly including the name of the applicants wife namely Smt. Sudhistnamma in the Pension proposals application of Family Member Column and forwarded the same to the 5th respondent i.e., the Accountant General, AP, Hyderabad. It is further stated that, the 5threspondent i.e., the Accountant General, AP, Hyderabad at Amaravathi vide PAG (A&E)/AP/PII/II/S3601/SP- 977/2013/01/278104, Dt 21.01.2019 duly marking a copy to the petitioner and Headmaster, GHS