ORDER

By Hon’ble Mr. M. Swaminathan, Member (Judicial)

Heard Shri Kishore Rai, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri T. C. Aggarwal, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. This Original Application u/s 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 has been filed seeking following relief:-

“i. An order or direction, commanding the respondent to regularize the services of the applicant and treating the services of the applicant as regular for all purposes.

ii. an order or direction commanding the respondent authorities to disburse or pay the retrial due or benefit which includes pension, gratuity funds and any other benefits along with consequential benefits, forthwith as per applicable rule.

iii an order or direction to pay interest on delayed payment of retrial benefits at the rate of 12% per annum from the date an amount become due until the date of actual payment.

iv. pass any other order or relief that this Hon'ble Tribunal deems just and proper in the interest of justice.”

3. The factual matrix of the case, as submitted by the applicant, is as follows:

3.1 The applicant was appointed as causal labour on 01.09.1965 in department of the 3rd respondent. The department conferred the