COMMON ORDER

These Writ Petitions have been filed to direct the first respondent to relieve the petitioner on voluntary retirement from service from 08.02.2022 and submit the proposal for terminal benefits to the third respondent and to direct the first and fourth respondents to release forthwith the legally eligible Provisional Pension and Provisional Gratuity to the petitioner.

2. The case of the writ petitioner is that in the year 2021, the petitioner availed sick leave and had undergone heart surgery. Subsequently, he applied for Voluntary retirement on 10.11.2021. However, the same has not been considered by the respondent within a period of 90 days. Therefore, the petitioner has not been permitted by the respondents to retire from service even after expiry of notice period. Hence, the present Writ Petitions have been filed to relieve the petitioner on voluntarily retirement and to release his terminal benefits.

3. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents has not disputed the fact that the petitioner has undergone surgery. It is his contention that, even after he submitted application for voluntary retirement, the petitioner has worked for three days. Hence, his application for voluntary retirement could not be considered. The Government Pleader would contend that if the college sends the proposal, they will expedite the same and relieve the petitioner from

08.02.2022.

4. The fact that the petitioner availed sick leave and has undergone surgery is not disputed. Availing of medical leave by the petitioner is not disputed. Merely because, the petitioner joined for three days and again availed medical leave, the same cannot be a ground to reject the volutary retirement application submitted by the petitioner and to release the terminal benefits to the petitioner. The fact that the petitioner has given Voluntary Retirment on 10.11.2021 on health ground is not disputed by the college. Despite the same, no Orders have been passed. As per Fundamental Rules 56 [3] [f], if no orders either accepting or rejecting the Volutary Retirement are issued before expiry of notice period, then there is deemed accceptance of such retirement. In such view of the matter, the first respondent shall send a proposal indicating that the petitioner had retired from service on the afternoon of 08.02.2022 to the second respondent within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order and on such receipt of the proposal, the first respondent shall pass Orders on the same within a period of one month thereafter.

5. With the above directions, the Writ Petition in W.P.No.6483 of

2022 is disposed of. Since the Writ Petition in W.P.No.6483 of 2022 is disposed of, no further Order is required in W.P.No.21148 of 2023 and the Writ Petition in W.P.No.21148 of 2023 is closed. Concequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs.

14.08.2023 Index:Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No vrc To, 1. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force, Velacherry Main Road, Guindy, Chennai – 600 009.

2. The Conservator of Forests, Dharmapuri Forest, Circle, Dharmapuri – 5, Dharmapuri District.

3. The Wildlife Warden, Hosur Forest Division, Hosur, Krishnagiri District.

N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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14.08.2023