V. Narasingh, J. Heard learned Senior counsel for the Petitioner Mr. Pangari, and learned counsel for the Opposite Party-Corporation, Mr. A.N. Das.

1. The Petitioner was working as a Senior Assistant under the Opposite Party-Corporation. He retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation with effect from 31st August,2013.

2. He assails the rejection of his representation at Annexure-13 basing upon the letter dated 27.08.2013 of the Opposite Party-

Corporation(Annexure-6) by which the Opposite Party-Corporation restricted the leave encashment both Earned leave (EL) and the Half Pay Leave (HPL) clubbed together to the overall ceiling limit of 300 days and with the further prayer to direct the Opposite Party-Corporation and its Authorities to encash the Half Pay Leave as accumulated to the tune of 375 days with an interest of 15 % per annum. For convenience of ready reference letter dated 27.08.2013 at Annexure-6 is extracted hereunder:

xxx xxx xxx Sub: Limit of Leave encashment-Restriction to 300 days.

1.0 In view of clarification issued by the Department of Public Enterprise on the above subject, It is clarified that