The question that is posed for consideration in this writ petition is one which seems to arise in several cases, in slightly varying forms. Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (for short "DCRG") is the retirement benefit that a Government servant is entitled to, as part of his right, for the services rendered by him. In an ideal situation a Government servant would probably receive the DCRG due and admissible to him within a month of his retirement. Again, in an ideal situation, the Government servant would start receiving his pension in the month following his retirement. But, obviously there are plethora of instances where it would not be possible, either to disburse the DCRG due and admissible to the Government servant immediately following the retirement, or pay the pension, with effect from the month following retirement. The statutory rules framed under the Public Services Act govern the right to receive pension and gratuity. They also provide for a time frame, within which, the liability of a Government servant, arising in relation to the period during which he had rendered service, would be determined in such a manner that losses, if any, caused to the Government by r