VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J.

1. This entire bunch of writ petitions, as stated in the memo of parties, are being decided by this common judgment as issue arising in all these writ petitions is the same. For the sake of convenience reference is made to the pleadings in W.P. (C) No. 6595/2016 titled as Rajveer Sharma Vs. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited and Another.

2. Petitioner Sh. Rajveer Sharma by this writ petition seeks the relief of mandamus being issued to the respondents for the petitioner being paid pensionary benefits w.e.f. 1.7.2013 along with interest at the rate of 12% per annum. Pensionary benefits are claimed under the Self-Contributory Superannuation Benefits (Pension) Scheme of 1995. There are two respondents in the writ petition. The first respondent is the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), and which was the employer of the petitioner. Respondent no.2 is the NTPC Pension Trust. This Pension Trust being the respondent no.2 has been created under the Trust Deed dated 12.3.1997, and which is responsible for paying of the pensionary benefits to