JUDGMENT :

S.M. Subramaniam, J.

(Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the impugned order dated 15.07.2019 No.155669/DAT/Pen-II /B8/2019 passed by the fourth respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the fourth respondent to consider the date of retirement of the applicant as 01.07.2019 instead of 30.06.2019 and thus grant her the consequential retirement benefits including the corresponding pensionary benefits, with interest at the rate of 18% per annum with effect from 01.07.2019 till the date of disbursement.)

1. The order of rejection rejecting the claim of the writ petitioner for grant of one increment on completion of one year of service on the date of her retirement i.e., on 30.06.2019, is under challenge in the present writ petition.

2. The writ petitioner was appointed as Junior Grade Stenographer in Judicial Department on 06.02.1981. She had retired from service on 30.06.2019 on attaining the age of superannuation and by completing 38 years of service in the Judicial Department.

3. The grievance of the petitioner is that she had complet