JUDGMENT :

A.K. Rath, J.

This petition challenges the letter dated 10.9.2015 issued by the Secretary, Cuttack Development Authority, vide Annexure-1 whereby the petitioner was requested to submit E.P.F. Pension form for payment of retiral benefits. An ancillary prayer has been made for a direction to the opposite parties to grant pension to the petitioner under the Orissa Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1992 (in short, ‘OCSP Rules, 1992’) since he has retired prior to commencement of Odisha Development Authorities (Retirement Benefit of the Employees) Rules, 2015 (in short, ‘Rules, 2015’).

2. The case of the petitioner is that he was working as a Driver in Cuttack Development Authority (in short, ‘C.D.A.’). He joined in service on 24.10.1980 under the Greater Cuttack Improvement Trust (in short, ‘G.C.I.T.’), which was later merged with the C.D.A. by virtue of Sec.128 of the Orissa Development Authorities Act, 1982 (in short, ‘Act, 1982’). The G.C.I.T. constituted under the Town Planning and Improvement Trust Act, 1956 had adopted Orissa Service Code. The C.D.A. had adopted the same. The petitioner had retired from services on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.08.2012. He recei