JUDGMENT

Rekha Borana, J. - The present writ petition has been filed with the following reliefs:

"(i) By an appropriate order or directions, the respondents be directed to grant increment to the petitioner during the period of suspension i.e. from 21.06.2003 (Annex. 1) to 29.07.2007 (Annex. 3) with all consequential benefits.

(ii) By an appropriate writ, order or directions, the respondents be directed to grant all retiral dues to the petitioner including the gratuity, commutation, regular pension, etc to the petitioner."

2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that prayer No. (i) as prayed for in the writ petition has already been taken care of as vide order dated 02.11.2007, the suspension period of the petitioner had been directed to be included in his service period and the increments in pursuance to the same had also been directed to be granted to the petitioner.

3. Therefore, the only issue which now remains in the present writ petition is regarding prayer No. (ii), that is, the retiral benefits including gratuity, commutation and regular pension. As submitted by the counsel, the same have wrongly been denied to the petitioner on the ground of a criminal appeal (S.B. Crimin