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Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Jagdish Prasad Vyas vs Kuldeep Ranka And Anr on 11 October, 2018

Author: P.K. Lohra

Bench: P.K. Lohra

   HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                    JODHPUR

                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 152/2018

Sudasukh Poonia
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Umesh Kumar & Ors.
                                                    ----Respondents
                          Connected With
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 180/2018
Jot Ram
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 868/2018
Purkha Ram
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 176/2018
Bihari Lal Sharma
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Shailendra Agarwal & Ors.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 156/2018
Rajendra Tiwari
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Shailendra Agarwal & Ors.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 172/2018
Bhagwat Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                             (2 of 21)             [WCP-152/2018]


                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 196/2018
Raghunath Singh
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 274/2018
Manohar Singh Rathore
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Shailendra Agarwal & Ors.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 291/2018
Hanuman Singh
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 355/2018
Gagan Kumar
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Rajesh Yadav & Anr
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 358/2018
Babu Lal Sharma
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 395/2018
Jagdish Chandra Nai
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Shailendra Agarwal & Ors.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 400/2018
Leeluram
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                              (3 of 21)             [WCP-152/2018]




                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 455/2018
Yogesh Agnihotri
                                                      ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Shailendra Agrawal & Ors..
                                                   ----Respondents

                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 497/2018
Bhanwar Lal Bangura
                                                      ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 577/2018
Devendra Singh
                                                      ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 588/2018
Narendra Singh Rathore
                                                      ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 597/2018
Jawahar Lal
                                                      ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                   ----Respondents

                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 599/2018
Nihal Singh
                                                      ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                   ----Respondents
                             (4 of 21)               [WCP-152/2018]


                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 659/2018
Balwant Singh Bhati
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1415/2017
Mustak Mohammad
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1444/2017
Jagdish Prasad Vyas
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 124/2018
Khem Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 150/2018
Hari Singh Gehlot
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 202/2018
Hariram Kalirana
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Sk Agarwal & Anr.
                                                   ----Respondents
                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 204/2018
Hakam Ali Khan
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Sk Agarwal & Anr.
                                                   ----Respondents
                              (5 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]


                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 215/2018
Pawan Kumar Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Sk Agarwal & Ors..
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 219/2018
Laxmi Chand Chelani
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Sk Agarwal & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 222/2018
Girdhari Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
S.k. Agarwal & Ors.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 302/2018
Mubarik Hussain
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Shailendra Agrawal & Ors..
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 316/2018
Bajrang Lal
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 333/2018
Radheshyam Soni
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 348/2018
Harlal Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                           (6 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]


               S.B. Writ Contempt No. 350/2018
Banwari Lal Beniwal
                                                    ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Sk Agarwal & Anr
                                                 ----Respondents
               S.B. Writ Contempt No. 198/2018
Nizamudeen
                                                    ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                 ----Respondents
               S.B. Writ Contempt No. 199/2018
Ratan Singh
                                                    ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                 ----Respondents
               S.B. Writ Contempt No. 872/2018
Ram Singh
                                                    ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                 ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 64/2018
Banne Singh
                                                    ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                 ----Respondents
               S.B. Writ Contempt No. 171/2018
Jagdeva Ram
                                                    ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                 ----Respondents
               S.B. Writ Contempt No. 195/2018
Atar Singh
                                                    ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                 ----Respondents
                              (7 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]


                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 263/2018
Dharmaram
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 272/2018
Prithvi Raj Tak
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 292/2018
Bhura Ram Prajapat
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 416/2018
Anant Ram
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 419/2018
Balraj Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 427/2018
Onkar Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 504/2018
Dhanna Lal Meena
                                                       ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Rajesh Yadav & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                               (8 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]


                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 603/2018
Jagdish Chawala
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 606/2018
Gurmej Singh
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 616/2018
Ramlal Batra
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 813/2018
Vijendra Kumar Sharma
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 815/2018
Madan Singh Rathore
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 896/2018
Nana Lal Paliwal
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Shailendra Agrawal & Ors..
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 733/2018
Gordhan Lal Gurjar
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Rajhans Upadhyay & Ors.
                                                     ----Respondents
                               (9 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]


                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 873/2017
Shankar Lal Mali
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Shailendra Agarwal & Ors..
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 460/2018
Tara Shankar Joshi
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Shailendra Agarwal & Ors.
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 421/2018
Mangi Lal Gurjar
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Shailendra Agrawal & Ors.
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 409/2018
Tara Singh
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 415/2018
Baldev Singh
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                     ----Respondents
                   S.B. Writ Contempt No. 890/2018
Vasudev Joshi
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Rajhans Upadhyaya
                                                     ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1057/2017
Prahlad Singh
                                                        ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                     ----Respondents
                              (10 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]


                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1284/2018
Charan Singh Sharma
                                                        ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Sanwar Mal Verma, Managing Director,
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 357/2018
Madan Lal Kalal
                                                        ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 381/2018
Nawab Ali
                                                        ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Sk Agarwal & Anr
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 387/2018
Parvat Singh
                                                        ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 454/2018
Veer Singh
                                                        ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 457/2018
Prem Devi
                                                        ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 576/2018
Hanumana Ram
                                                        ----Petitioner
                               Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                    ----Respondents
                            (11 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]


                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 585/2018
Dara Singh
                                                      ----Petitioner
                             Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 595/2018
Keval Krishna
                                                      ----Petitioner
                             Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 596/2018
Ishwar Singh
                                                      ----Petitioner
                             Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 598/2018
Malkit Singh
                                                      ----Petitioner
                             Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 600/2018
Dalip Chand
                                                      ----Petitioner
                             Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 814/2018
Ramjas Saini
                                                      ----Petitioner
                             Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1428/2017
Kalu Ram
                                                      ----Petitioner
                             Versus
Umesh Kumar & Ors.
                                                  ----Respondents
                              (12 of 21)            [WCP-152/2018]


                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1429/2017
Vishnu Prasad
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Umesh Kumar & Ors.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 138/2018
Satya Narayan Tak
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Shailendra Agrawal & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 145/2018
Lokesh Kumar Gaur
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Umesh Kumar & Ors.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 203/2018
Hamid Ali
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Sk Agarwal & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 205/2018
Madha Ram Chipa
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Sk Agarwal & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 218/2018
Dwarka Das Joshi
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Sk Agarwal & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 221/2018
Smt. Anand Kanwar
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
S.k. Agarwal & Ors.
                                                  ----Respondents
                              (13 of 21)             [WCP-152/2018]


                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 240/2018
Smt. Naini Devi
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 314/2018
Narendra Kumar Sharma
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 328/2018
Harjindra Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 336/2018
Dhanraj Prajapat
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 410/2018
Bhupendra Singh
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 412/2018
Chandra Bhan
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                    ----Respondents
                  S.B. Writ Contempt No. 414/2018
Krishna Lal Chaudhary
                                                       ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                    ----Respondents
                              (14 of 21)           [WCP-152/2018]


                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 417/2018
Kalu Ram
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 420/2018
Sohan Lal Suthar
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Shailendra Agrawal & Ors.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 450/2018
Hanuman Lal Vaishnav
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Umesh Kumar & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 525/2018
Sumer Singh Shekhawat
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Umesh Kumar & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 526/2018
Chhagan Lal
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Umesh Kumar & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 613/2018
Gurwant Singh
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 633/2018
Ramesh Chand Narvalya & Anr
                                                     ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Shailendra Agrawal & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                            (15 of 21)             [WCP-152/2018]


                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 636/2018
Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit
                                                     ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 822/2018
Lal Chand
                                                     ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Rajhans Upadhyaya & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 666/2018
Chhotu Ram
                                                     ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 734/2018
Ladu Ram Dadhich
                                                     ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Rajhans Upadhyaya & Ors.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 871/2018
Kishanlal
                                                     ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr.
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 383/2018
Gurbachan Singh
                                                     ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                  ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 411/2018
Avtar Singh
                                                     ----Petitioner
                            Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                  ----Respondents
                                (16 of 21)             [WCP-152/2018]


                    S.B. Writ Contempt No. 456/2018
Puri Lal Prajapat
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Shailendra Agarwal & Ors.
                                                      ----Respondents
                    S.B. Writ Contempt No. 587/2018
Smt. Panchi Devi Mahiya
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Umesh Kumar & Ors..
                                                      ----Respondents
                    S.B. Writ Contempt No. 436/2018
Hari Narayan
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                      ----Respondents
                    S.B. Writ Contempt No. 578/2018
Pakhar Singh
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Anr
                                                      ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1281/2018
Jugal Kishore Tiwari
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Sanwar Mal Verma
                                                      ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1296/2018
Gajendra Singh Choudhary
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Sanwar Mal Verma
                                                      ----Respondents
                S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1292/2018
Ridmal Singh
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                Versus
Sanwarmal Verma
                                                      ----Respondents
                             (17 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]




                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 586/2018

Karni Singh Shekhawat
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Kuldeep Ranka & Ors..
                                               ----Respondents

                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1033/2018

Meghraj Gurjar
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Rajhans Upadhyay
                                               ----Respondents

                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1034/2018

Babu Lal Chipa
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Raj Hans Upadhyay
                                               ----Respondents

                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1206/2018

Sukh Ram Saran
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Sawar Lal Verma
                                               ----Respondents

                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1208/2018

Srichand Godara
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
Sawar Lal Verma
                                               ----Respondents

                 S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1209/2018

Shiv Karan Jangid
                                                      ----Petitioner
                              Versus
                                (18 of 21)              [WCP-152/2018]


 Sawar Lal Verma
                                                     ----Respondents

                    S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1213/2018

 Ram Kumar
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                 Versus
 Raj Hans Upadhyay
                                                     ----Respondents

                    S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1214/2018

 Santosh Khatri
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                 Versus
 Sh. Sawar Lal Verma
                                                     ----Respondents

                    S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1293/2018

 Smt. Uchhab Kanwar
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                 Versus
 Sh. Sawar Lal Verma
                                                     ----Respondents

                    S.B. Writ Contempt No. 1294/2018

 Dharm Veer Singh
                                                         ----Petitioner
                                 Versus
 Sh. Sawar Lal Verma
                                                     ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)         :   Mr. Dev Anand Solanki, Mr. Rajesh
                              Shah, Mr. Narendra Thanvi, Mr.
                              Sukhesh Bhati, Mr. Kan Singh Oad, Mr.
                              N.M. Vyas, Mr. P.C. Sharma, Mr. Sushil
                              Solanki, Mr. Suresh Bhati, Mr. Shardul
                              Bishnoi, Mr. S.K. Poonia, Mr. Mukesh
                              Vyas, Mr. D.D. Chitlangi, Mr. Rajesh
                              Punia, Mr. Ashok Thanvi, Mr. Shreekant
                              Verma and Mr. H.S. Rajpurohit.
For Respondent(s)         :   Mr. P.R. Singh and Mr. Harish Purohit
                               (19 of 21)               [WCP-152/2018]


              HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.K. LOHRA

Order 11/10/2018 Petitioners, in all these contempt petitions, who are retired employees of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (for short, 'Corporation'), have prayed for taking appropriate action against the contemnor-respondents and punishing them for willful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court in various writ petitions under the Contempt of Courts Act.

After superannuation, when the respondent-Corporation and its officials made no endeavor to pay the petitioners their due retiral benefits, separate writ petitions were filed on their behalf, which were disposed of from time to time by issuing necessary directions to ensure payment of their due retiral benefits. The petitioners have set out a case that despite directions issued by the Court and sending representation/notice for demand of justice, respondents have not paid any heed to their grievances and thereby they have committed blatant contempt of this Court.

Learned counsel, appearing for the respondent- contemnors, very fairly submitted that the representations submitted by the petitioners have been duly considered and compliance of the directions issued by the Court shall be made by the Corporation and its officials in letter and spirit without any demur. Learned counsels, however, submit that at present Corporation is under precarious financial position and therefore (20 of 21) [WCP-152/2018] due to paucity of funds it is not possible to immediately pay due retiral benefits to all the petitioners. It is also contended by learned counsels appearing for the Corporation that delay in payment of retiral benefits to petitioners has occasioned due to non-availability of funds including financial assistance from the State Government in this behalf. Learned counsels further submitted that payment of due retiral benefits will be made to the petitioners as per orders passed in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.9127/2016 (Ran Singh Vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation) giving priority as per their date of superannuation. It is also submitted on behalf of respondent-contemnors that the employees, who were superannuated upto 31 st of December 2014, have been paid their retiral benefits by the respondent- contemnors and the petitioners shall also be paid their retiral benefits strictly on priority basis as per date of superannuation on availability of requisite funds.

In view of the submissions made by learned counsels appearing for the respondent-Corporation and its officials and considering perilous fiscal position of the Corporation, all these contempt petitions are disposed of with the expectation that the respondents shall make payment of due retiral benefits to the petitioners strictly on priority basis by considering their date of superannuation.

It is needless to observe that petitioners would also be entitled for interest on the delayed payment of retiral benefits being their legitimate claim. The respondent-Corporation and (21 of 21) [WCP-152/2018] its official contemnors are also expected to make compliance of the direction of the Court issued from time to time with promptitude to mitigate hardships of the petitioners during evening phase of their life. In case respondent and its officials commit any breach of priority in payment of retiral benefits to the superannuated employees or make any attempt to act to their detriment, while making payment of retiral benefits, the aggrieved individual/individuals shall be at liberty to apply for recalling this order and/or renew their prayer afresh.

With these observations, all these contempt petitions are disposed of and the notices are discharged.

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