Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 27: High Court has held the workers of Road Transport Corporation (RTC) entitled for retiral benefits including gratuity and pension on the analogy of those who were working in the erstwhile Government Transport Undertaking.
High Court was hearing a petition of All J&K Workers Union SRTC seeking a direction to the respondents to treat them as Government employees and consequently entitled to retiral benefits, including gratuity, pension etc as extended to its such of the employees who were earlier working in the erstwhile Government Transport Undertaking etc.
Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, while allowing the petition, held the petitioners entitled to all the retiral benefits, including pension, gratuity etc. 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 counter parts 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 Finance Department, the respondents are directed to consider the request of the Corporation within a period of four months from the date a copy of this judgment is served on and/or received by them”, High Court said, adding “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”.
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