JUDGMENT :

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to pay the petitioner aggregate pension of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees Forty Thousand only) as monthly pension, by fixing his pension for services rendered as Member, Central Administrative Tribunal at Rs.6,500/-, with all consequential benefits, including arrears of pension arising therefrom, with interest @ 12% per annum from the date of accrual of such payment till the date of actual payment upon such arrears.

The prayer sought for herein is for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the petitioner aggregate pension of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees Forty Thousand only) as monthly pension, by fixing his pension for services rendered as Member, Central Administrative Tribunal at Rs.6500/-, with all consequential benefits, including arrears of pension arising therefrom, with interest @ 12% per annum from the date of accrual of such payment till the date of actual payment upon such arrears.

2. The short facts which are required to be noticed for the disposal of this writ petition are as follows:

(i) The petitioner entered service in the Customs and