The Court emphasized the necessity for timely administrative action in considering employee representations related to service benefits and rights.

JUDGMENT

The above Writ Petition (C) is filed with the following prayers:

"(i) call for the records relating to Exhibits P-2 and P-3 to the extent they deny full service and monetary benefits for the period of suspension from 27.02.2008 to 12.03.2009;

(ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the Respondents to treat the period of suspension from 27.02.2008 to 12.03.2009 as duty for all purposes, including pay, increments and pensionary benefits;

(iii) issue a writ of mandamus or other writ appropriate order or direction commanding the Respondents to grant and disburse full salary and allowances for the illegal suspension period of the Petitioner with all consequential benefits;

(iv) issue a writ of mandamus or other writ appropriate order or direction commanding the Respondents to grant the increment due in July 2008 and to refix the Petitioner’s pay accordingly, with consequential revision benefits arising out of the 2009 and 2014 Pay Revisions (v) issue a writ of mandamus or other writ appropriate order or direction commanding the Respondents to revise and disburse the Petitioner’s pension, gratuity and other terminal benefits based on such refixation, together with arrears;

(vi) issue a writ of mandamus or other writ appropriate order or direction commanding the 1st Respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P-5 with notice to the Petitioner in a time bound manner.

(vii) to dispense with filing of English translation of vernacular documents produced along with the Writ Petition. (viii) pass such other order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper to grant in the circumstances of the case. "

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2. When this writ petition came up for consideration, the counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the 1st respondent consider Ext.P5 presentation.

3. Heard the learned Government Pleader also.

After hearing both sides, I think that prayer can be allowed. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:

i) The 1^st respondent is directed to consider Ext.P5 representation, and pass appropriate orders in it, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other affected parties, if any, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.