ORDER :

1. The present Special Civil Application is filed praying for the following reliefs :-

“(A) This Hon’ble Court may pleased to issue a writ of mandamus and/or a writ in the nature of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction and further be pleased to grant one increment to the petitioner as per his entitlement and consequentially direct the Respondent authorities to revise the pension and other retirement benefits of the Petitioner and make payment of arrears with interest at the rate which Honourable Court may deem just and proper.

(B) Any other and further relief or reliefs to which this Hon’ble Court deemed fit, in the interest of justice may kindly be granted.”

2. The factual matrix in the present case is that the petitioner herein retired from the service with effect from 30.6.2015 after serving the respondent No.2 for 33 years. It is the case of the petitioner that he has rendered one full year of service before his retirement and therefore, he was entitled to get the benefit of annual increment. That, as per the policy of Government, the said increment falls due on 1st July 2015. However, as aforesaid, as the petitioner had retired from service on th