The short but interesting point which arises in these petitions is ‘whether the petitioners who retired from service on reaching the age of superannuation can claim the benefit of an annual increment, which did not accrue while they were in service?’

2. The petitioners are retired employees of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited. Detailed reference to the factual aspect of the service rendered is unnecessary. The relevant service particulars are the following:

Sl. No.	Name of the petitioner	Designation	D.O.B.	Date of entry into service	Date of retirement	Date of next increment
1.	G. Raju	Assistant	12.06.1952	01.07.1980	30.06.2012	01.07.2012
2.	Sri Sidda Shetty	Senior Assistant	05.03.1952	07.05.1973	31.03.2012	01.04.2012
3.	Sri C.P. Mundinamani	Assistant	12.03.1947	11.02.1969	31.03.2005	01.04.2005
4.	Sri C.H. Barki	Junior Engineer (Ele)	13.03.1947	21.04.1976	31.03.2005	01.04.2005
5.	Sri V.N. Malode	Junior Engineer (Ele)	15.04.1949	17.09.1971	30.04.2007	01.05.2007