I retd from central service in the year 1993. Filed a petition in the CAT for payment of Gratuity and other dues, which were required to have been paid on 31,8.93. The Respondent-DRM/NR/Lucknow kept silent for full 5 years, and came with his counter reply in 1998, full of lies, making averment that NOTHING WAS DUE.
The learned CAT passed order in 2001 that the DRM/NR/Lucknow to make payment of whatever was due.
An appeal was preferred before the Hon'ble High Court against this ambiguous Judgment, which is still pending. Before the Hon'ble HC also, the DRM/NR/Lucknow did not hesitate from making similar FALSE averment.
However, in 2008, i.e. after 15 years of retirement, payment was made of the Gratuity amount, by the Railway, i.e. the Respondent. The Writ Petition is still pending, as other dues: Provident Fund etc are still illegally withheld..
No doubt, this is a deplorable condition of Indian Railways, where the officers disregard the Rules with impunity, and abridge the Human Rights by denying the livelihood.
Now, at the fag end of my life, whom should I blame for abridging my Rights and wasting precious 20s of years of my life that I spent in contesting the litigation, incurring heavy expenses-the Railway administration or the Judiciary? Should I, still have faith on Judiciary?
