whereby claim of applicant-petitioner for grant to benefit under LARSGESS Scheme has been rejected.
2. We have heard Mr. Atmaram Singh, learned counsel ... Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff ( hereinafter referred to as 'LARSGESS') with Grade Pay of Rs.1800/-. The qualifying service for grant
Liberalized
Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (in
short LARSGESS). The claim of the applicants is that Hakin Singh was
initially appointed ... that he had moved an application for Voluntary
Retirement Scheme (VRS) under LARSGESS Scheme and for
appointment of his son Laxman Singh (Applicant
2015
under Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed
Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS Scheme) in 2010 and
requested that his son be appointed as Assistant ... also decided to modify the
nomenclature of the scheme as LARSGESS Scheme in which
two things were modified, In that, the benefit was extended
consider the appointment of ward of applicant
no. 1 under LARSGESS Scheme.
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3. The Railway was running a Scheme known as Liberalised Active
Retirement ... Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (in short
LARSGESS).
4. As per the OA, applicant No. 1 while working as Keyman, applied
applicant's son namely Kantesh
Kumar for appointment under LARSGESS Scheme being
dependent of Binod Ram.
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ii. Issue writ order ... Liberalised Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for
Safety Staff (in short LARSGESS).
4. Applicant was working as Trolley man under Section Engineer
Railway Line
respondents to consider applicant no. 2 Balbir Singh for appointment under
LARSGESS Scheme.
4. Learned counsel for the applicants states that the applicant ... appointment of his ward that is applicant no. 2
under LARSGESS Scheme but the same was denied as the service period was
short. Hence
respondents appeared and informed that this is a case of LARSGESS
Scheme which has been discontinued since 2017 by the Railway
Board‟s letter ... which the reliefs sought for
extension of benefits under LARSGESS Scheme are reproduced
hereunder:-
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"8.1 to allow the OA and direct the respondents
pending representation dated
26.10.2017 for covering the applicant under the LARSGESS Scheme.
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3. Learned counsel for the respondents states that in fact the applicant ... criteria of
minimum 33 years of qualifying service for being considered under LARSGESS
Scheme. Thereafter, the applicant moved a representation only in October,
2017. Hence
voluntary
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retirement and for appointment of applicant no. 2 under LARSGESS
Scheme.
3. The Railway was running a Scheme known as Liberalised Active
Retirement ... Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (in short
LARSGESS).
4. As per the OA, applicant No. 1 who is working as Gateman under
mandamus
commanding the respondents to appoint the applicant
No.2 under LARSGESS Scheme.
ii. to issue an order or direction, directing the respondent ... Liberalised Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for
Safety Staff (in short LARSGESS).
4. Applicant No.1 Lakhan was initially appointed in the Railway
Department