ORDER :

1. Heard learned advocate Mr. M.A.Kharadi for the petitioner and learned advocate Mr. H.S.Munshaw for the respondents through video conference.

2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:

“A. This Honourable Court may be pleased to direct respondent’s authorities to pay the pension and other retirement benefits to the petitioner with interest.

B. This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to grant interim relief in terms of para 12(A) in the interest of justice.

C. This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to award the costs of present petition throughout.

D. This Hon’ble Court would be pleased to grant such other and further releif/s as may be deemed fit, just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.”

3. After filing of the petition, the respondents did not respond by filing any affidavit-in-reply and therefore, this Court [Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.M.Thaker] passed the following order on 20.04.2018:

“1. This matter was listed on 18.4.2018.

2. On 18.4.2018, it was brought to the notice of the Court that the petitioner retired in 2009 and for almost 6 years the respondents did not