V.KAMESWAR RAO
Bhanwar Singh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
V. KAMESWAR RAO, J.
1. In this writ petition filed by the petitioner, the challenge is made to the Pension Payment Order dated June 16, 2014 issued by the respondent No. 2 National School of Drama (School, in short), whereby according to the petitioner, the pension has been reduced and being a case of a loss of civil consequences, is not sustainable in the eyes of law, illegal and arbitrary. Consequential relief thereof has also been sought.
2. The brief facts of the case are that, the petitioner while working as the Registrar of the respondent No. 2 School retired on July 31, 2013 on attaining the age of superannuation, when except GPF amounts, no retirement dues were paid to him. The reasons for non-payment of retire-mental dues were primarily because of audit objections raised in his case, which were as under:-
(i) The regular grant of benefit under ACP scheme.
(ii) The regular appointment of the petitioner as Registrar in NSD.
(iii) Wrong fixation and drawl of pay by the petitioner.
(iv) Grant of advance increment to the petitioner raised by the Office of Directorate General of Audit (Central Revenue Expenditure).
3. The respondent No. 2 School had contested the audit ob
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