Judgment

1. In terms of the petition filed on April 24, 2012, the petitioner herein had prayed for grant of the following reliefs:-

“i) Writ, order or direction including one in the nature of mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in particular respondents 1 and 2 in withholding the retiral benefits including gratuity and leave salary accrued due and payable to the petitioner on retirement from service on superannuation w.e.f. 31.05.2010 and also monetary benefits due and payable amounting to Rs.13,74,185 with interest at the prevalent commercial lending rate from the date the monetary benefits have accrued due and payable to the date the benefits are actually paid and disbursed to the petitioner, totally arbitrary and invidiously discriminatory, violating with impunity the legal and constitutional guarantees guaranteed to the petitioner by law and the constitution in the matter of services under the State, liable to be interdicted under the appropriate writ of this Hon?ble Court, be issued in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents; ii) Writ, order or direction including one in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents in particular respond