ORDER :

1. The instant petition has been moved by the Petitioner being aggrieved by the orders dated 9.1.2019 (Annexure P1) and dated 7.5.2019 (Annexure P2), whereby the Respondents authorities have decided not to pay the amount of gratuity to the Petitioner for the reason that an appeal, being Criminal Appeal No.28 of 2018 of the Petitioner against the order of conviction by the Special Judge under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (henceforth ‘the PC Act’) is pending before this Court.

2. Facts of the case, in short, are that the Petitioner while working as a Senior Agriculture Development Officer retired on 31.8.2018. He has been implicated in a bribe case for which the Petitioner has been convicted by the Special Judge under the PC Act, Bilaspur on 27.12.2017. Against the said order of conviction, an appeal, being Criminal Appeal No.28 of 2018 has been moved by the Petitioner before this Court which is pending. After his retirement since the Petitioner did not receive any amount of gratuity, he made an application for payment of gratuity as well as for full pensionary benefits. Till date, the Petitioner has not received any gratuity amount. Respondents No.2 and 3 rejected th