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தற்காலிகமாக பணியாற்றிய காலத்தையும் கணக்கில் எடுத்துக்கொண்டு ஓய்வூதியம்

         தற்காலிகமாக பணியாற்றிய காலத்தையும் கணக்கில் எடுத்துக்கொண்டு அரசு போக்குவரத்துக்கழக டிரைவருக்கு ஓய்வூதியம் வழங்க வேண்டும் என்று மதுரை ஐகோர்ட்டு உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது

             
 மதுரை, தற்காலிகமாக பணியாற்றிய காலத்தையும் கணக்கில் எடுத்துக்கொண்டு அரசு போக்குவரத்துக்கழக டிரைவருக்கு ஓய்வூதியம் வழங்க வேண்டும் என்று மதுரை ஐகோர்ட்டு உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.
போக்குவரத்துக்கழக டிரைவர்
தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டம் ஆழ்வார்திருநகரி வடக்குரத வீதியை சேர்ந்தவர் ஆறுமுகம். இவர், மதுரை ஐகோர்ட்டு கிளையில் தாக்கல் செய்த மனுவில் கூறி இருந்ததாவது:–
தமிழ்நாடு அரசு போக்குவரத்துக்கழகத்தில் 1979–ம் ஆண்டு டிரைவராக பணியில் சேர்ந்தேன். 1981–ம் ஆண்டு பணி நிரந்தரம் செய்யப்பட்டேன். 22.12.2003 அன்று ஓய்வு பெற வேண்டும். விருப்ப ஓய்வு கேட்டு முன்கூட்டியே விண்ணப்பம் கொடுத்தேன். அதன்படி 2001–ம் ஆண்டு ஜூலை மாதம் விருப்ப ஓய்வு அளிக்கப்பட்டது. ஓய்வூதியம் கேட்டு விண்ணப்பம் கொடுத்தேன். 20 ஆண்டுகள் பணி முடிக்காத காரணத்தினால் எனக்கு ஓய்வூதியம் வழங்கப்பட மாட்டாது என்று போக்குவரத்துக்கழக பொது மேலாளர் தெரிவித்தார். நான், 22 ஆண்டுகள் 3 மாதம் பணியாற்றி உள்ளேன். பணி நிரந்தரம் செய்யப்படுவதற்கு முன்பு உள்ள காலத்தை அதிகாரிகள் கணக்கில் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளவில்லை.

நியாயமற்றது
இதுதவிர நான் விடுமுறை எடுத்த நாட்களையும் கணக்கில் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளவில்லை. விருப்ப ஓய்வு பெற அனுமதித்து விட்டு 20 ஆண்டுகள் பணி முடிக்கவில்லை என்று கூறி ஓய்வூதியம் தர மறுப்பது நியாயமற்றது. விருப்ப ஓய்வு பெற அனுமதிக்கும் முன்பு, இதை தெரிவித்து இருந்தால் 20 ஆண்டுகள் பணி முடிவடையும் வரை வேலை பார்த்து இருப்பேன்.
எனவே, நான் பணி நிரந்தரம் செய்யப்படுவதற்கு முன்பு பணியாற்றிய காலத்தையும் கணக்கில் எடுத்துக்கொண்டு எனக்கு ஓய்வூதியம் வழங்க உத்தரவிட வேண்டும்.
இவ்வாறு மனுவில் கூறப்பட்டு இருந்தது.
ஓய்வூதியம்
இந்த மனு நீதிபதி மகாதேவன் முன்னிலையில் விசாரணைக்கு வந்தது. மனுதாரர் சார்பில் நெல்லை வக்கீல் வி.கண்ணன் ஆஜராகி வாதாடினார்.
மனுவை விசாரித்த நீதிபதி, மனுதாரர் பணி நிரந்தரம் செய்யப்படுவதற்கு முன்பு பணியாற்றிய காலத்தையும் கணக்கில் எடுத்துக்கொண்டு அவர், 20 ஆண்டுகள் பணி முடித்ததாக கருதி அவருக்கு கிடைக்க வேண்டிய ஓய்வூதியம் மற்றும் ஓய்வூதிய பலன்களை வழங்க வேண்டும் என்று உத்தரவிட்டார்.

IN THE H IGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 04.03.2014
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE T.RAJA
W.P.Nos.16231, 16267 and 30820 of 2008

M.Arumugam ... Petitioner in
W.P.No.16231/2008

M.S.Muthukumaraswami ... Petitioner in
W.P.No.16267/2008

K.A.Padmavathi ... Petitioner in
W.P.No.30820/2008

Vs.
1.The Secretary to Government,
   Transport Department,
   Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. .... Respondent
         in all writ petitions

2.The Managing Director,
   Metropolitan Transport Corporation,
   Chennai 600 002. ... Respondent
        in W.P.Nos.16267 & 30820/08

2.The Managing Director,
   Tamil nadu State Transport Corporation
(Villupuram Division- I) Limited,
   Villupuram 605 602. ... Respondent 
   in WP.No.16231/2008


PRAYER IN W.P.No.16231 OF 2008: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records of the first respondent relating to G.O.Ms.No.42, Transport Department, dated 27.05.2005, and to quash the condition in para 5(a) as to exclude the daily wages period in calculating the net qualifying service as illegal and consequently, to direct the respondents to take steps to sanction pension to the petitioner by counting the period of service from 16.10.71 to 31.03.1982 for payment of pension arrears from 01.01.1988, within a time frame.

PRAYER IN W.P.No.16267 OF 2008: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records of the first respondent relating to G.O.Ms.No.42, Transport Department, dated 27.05.2005, and to quash the condition in para 5(a) as to exclude the daily wages period in calculating the net qualifying service as illegal and consequently, to direct the respondents to take steps to sanction pension to the petitioner by counting the period of service from 31.12.1968 to 31.07.1970 for payment of pension arrears from 01.01.1988, within a time frame.

PRAYER IN W.P.No.30820 OF 2008: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records of the first respondent relating to G.O.Ms.No.42, Transport Department, dated 27.05.2005, and to quash the condition in para 5(a) as to exclude the daily wages period in calculating the net qualifying service as illegal and consequently, to direct the respondents to grant pension to the petitioner's husband from 01.01.1988 upto 10.06.1993 and family pension to the petitioner from 11.06.1993.

In All Writ Petitions

For Petitioner  :Mr.C.Manohar
For R1 : Mr.R.Vijayakumar, AGP
For second respondent
in W.P.No.16231/08 : Mr.P.Paramasivadoss
in W.P.No.16267/08 : Mr.P.Kannankumar
in WP.No.30820/08 : Mr.G.Muniratnam


COMMON ORDER
The prayer in all the writ petitions is to quash the G.O.Ms.No.42, Transport (RW) Department, dated 27.05.2005, insofar as excluding the daily wages as pensionable service and consequently, to direct the respondents to sanction pension and pay arrears of pension from 01.01.1988.

2. For better appreciation, facts involved in W.P.No.16231 of 2008 are stated below:
The petitioner was appointed as Driver on 16.10.1971 in the erstwhile Tamil Nadu State Transport Department on daily wage basis.  On formation of new Transport Corporation, i.e. Pallavan Transport Corporation on 01.01.1972, the petitioner, along with other employees of the Transport department, was sent on deputation basis with the newly formed Corporation.  Subsequently, they were finally taken over by the Corporation with effect from 01.05.1975, after taking option for absorption from the employees.  As per Rule 43(2) of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, the employee for being eligible for pension should render at least 10 years of service, therefore, the respondent granted pension to the employees, who had put in 10 years of service as on 01.05.1975.

3. By narrating the above said facts, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the above said cut off date fixed by the Government, i.e. 01.05.1975 was challenged before the Hon'ble Apex Court.  The Hon'ble Apex Court, in exercise of powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India,  in Civil Appeal No.8508/2003 with SLP(C) No.21676/2001, dated 29.10.2003, fixed the cut off dated as 01.04.1982 for the purpose of assessing requisite length of service.  Only after the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court, the Government passed G.O.Ms.No.42, Transport (RW) Department, dated 27.05.2005, fixing the cut off date as 01.04.1982, however, it is further stated that the period of daily wage services, leave on loss of pay and suspension, should be excluded while arriving the net qualifying service.  Therefore, it was contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the services rendered on daily wage basis, which is followed by the regular service, has to be counted for pension and thus, it was not open to the respondents to take away the right given under the Pension Rules by way of G.O.Ms.No.42, dated 27.05.2005. It is further contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the State Government, in exercise of powers under Article 309 of the Constitution of India, could not deny the benefit of service rendered on daily wage basis, especially when the pension rules do not stipulate any such condition.

4. Further, he contended that as per Rule 11(2) of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978, 50% of the daily wage services is bound to be calculated as pensionable service and by citing so, he further stated that if half of the daily wage service is counted, the petitioners in all the writ petitions are entitled for pension, since they have admittedly possessed net qualifying service of 10 years.

5. In support of his submission, he has also relied upon a judgment of this Court in the case of S.Kamachi v. The Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Chennai and another ( passed in W.P.No.4071 of 2008, dated 11.09.2012), wherein, this Court directed the respondents to sanction pension by counting 50% of the daily wage service.  With these submissions, he requested this Court to set aside the condition 5(a) of the G.O.Ms.No.42, dated 27.05.2005, on the ground that the same is arbitrary and thus violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.

6. Per contra, learned counsel appearing for the second respondent submitted that, as per Rule 43(2) of the Tamil Naud Pension Rules, one should have completed 10 years of net qualifying service in Government as on the date of his permanent absorption in the Transport Corporation to become eligible for pension, but, in the present cases, all the petitioners have not completed the said minimum requirement of 10 years of net qualifying service for eligibility of pension and hence, the petitioners are not entitled to the relief as prayed for.  

7. Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the first  respondent contended that since the Government in exercise of power under Article 309 of the Constitution of India, while passing G.O.Ms.No.42, dated 27.05.2005, stipulated that the daily wage services should not be counted for pensionary benefits, the petitioners cannot claim the benefit of pension in violation of the Rules.

8. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record.

9. It is not disputed by the counsel on either side that as per Rule 43(2) of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, the employee for being eligible for pension should render at least 10 years of service, therefore, the employees in the Transport Department, who had put in 10 years of service as on 01.05.1975 were granted pension.  Whileso, the persons, who had put in less than 10 years of service as on 01.05.1975 in the Transport Corporation to count both the services rendered in the Transport Department and the Transport Corporation, formed after the erstwhile Transport Department was wound up, approached the Hon'ble Apex Court.  The Hon'ble Apex Court, in C.A.No.494 of 2002, dated 29.10.2003, fixed the cut off date as 01.04.1982 for the purpose of adding the requisite period of service in the Transport Department with the service of the Transport Corporation to enable the employees to complete minimum 10 years of service.  Whileso, the Government passed G.O.Ms.No.42, dated 27.05.2005, by stating that the employees of the erstwhile Tamil Nadu State Transport Department,who were absorbed in the Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation and retired before 01.01.1988 or after 01.01.1988 but before 01.09.1998, be paid pension if they had put in the qualifying service of 10 years as on 01.04.1982, however, directed to exclude the period of daily wage service, while arriving net qualifying service.  At this juncture, when the petitioners made an application to count their daily wage services for the purpose of pensionary benefits, the same was turned down by the respondents.  In these circumstances, it is but proper to note down the following undisputed facts of the present writ petitions on hand:

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