By the Court.—The present Writ Petition has been filed making the following prayers:

“(a) Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay 18% per annum interest on the pension and retiral benefits i.e. pension, gratuity, GPF and other dues from 1.8.1988 to the actual date of payment and the amount of GIS arrears of pay of the petitioner within a forth-night in order the petitioner may be benefited during his life time.

(b) Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay compensation for the physical and mental agony equivalent to the interest of retirement benefits.

(c) Issue any other suitable Writ, order or direction to the respondents which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

(d) To award the cost of the Writ Petition to the petitioner from the contesting respondents”.

2. From the averments made in the Writ Petition, it transpires that the petitioner served as an Officer of the Provincial Civil Services (Executive), and at the time of his retirement on 31.7.1988, the petitioner was posted as the Regional Manager of U.P. State Food and Essential