EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 27: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey allowed the petition of All J&K Workers Union SRTC who has filed the petition seeking a direction to the respondents to treat them as government employees and, consequently, entitled to retirement benefits, including gratuity, pension as extended to its those employees, who were earlier working in the erstwhile Government Transport Undertaking (GTU).
Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey while allowing the petition said that the petitioners are held entitled to all the retirement benefits, including pension, gratuity on par and on the analogy of the section of the employees of the Corporation who were employees of the erstwhile GTU and had opted for the service of the Corporation, and also on the analogy of their counterparts in the JKI and other Corporations.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation having already taken a decision in this regard and referred the matter to the Government in the Finance Department, by issuance of a writ of Mandams, respondents 1, 2 and 3 are directed to consider the request of the Corporation made in this regard by the Managing Director of the Corporation in terms of his communication no. JKRTC/MD/PS/J/GMA/870 dated 15.06.2020 within a period of four months from the date a copy of this judgment is served on and/or received by them.
In consequence thereof, the petitioners shall be paid the arrears of necessary dues as may be payable to them from the date of their retirement. (JNF) |
