COMMON ORDER

W.P. No.26986 of 2011:

The petitioner challenges the communication dated 31.01.2011 issued by the first respondent, whereby the petitioner’s claim for grant of pension and pensionary benefits was rejected on the ground that resignation from service or post entails forfeiture of past service.

This writ petition is filed challenging the order dated 22.06.2015 passed by the third respondent, by which the petitioner’s application seeking pension and other pensionary benefits was rejected on the ground that resignation entails forfeiture of past service and that there is no provision for converting resignation into voluntary retirement.

2. In these writ petitions, this Court referred the issue for clarification regarding eligibility for pension under Rule 23 of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules , 1978, in cases where service stood forfeited due to resignation on medical grounds, particularly in view of two conflicting Division Bench judgments rendered in D. Vijayarangan v. Secretary, Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal and A.I. Angel Ilangovan Vs. Government of Tamil Nadu .