[2025:RJ-JP:37984] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 10205/2020 Banwari Lal Saini S/o Shri Kheta Ram Saini, Aged About 62 Years, Resident Of Maliyon Ki Dhani, Ward No-34, Sikar, Rajasthan ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Public Works Department, Though Its Secretary, Secreatriat, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2. Chief Engineer And Additional Secretary, Public Works Department, Jacob Road, Opposite Jaipur Club, Jaipur, Rajasthan 3. Superintendant Engineer, Public Works Department, Circle Sikar, Rajasthan 4. Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Division- Sikar, Rajasthan 5. Directorate Of Pension And Pensioners Welfare, Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur, Through Its Director ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Yug Singh with Mr. Manish Bhodiwal For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shubham Gupta for Mr. Rahul Lodha, AGC Mr. Dheeraj Tripathi, AGC HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL Order 17/09/2025 Under challenge in the writ petition is the deduction from the gratuity amount. Learned counsels for the respective parties submit that the issue involved herein is no more res integra and stands resolved by the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of [2025:RJ-JP:37984] (2 of 2) [CW-10205/2020] Thomas Daniel Vs. State of Kerala and Others: 2022 SCC Online SC 536 and pray for disposal of the instant writ petition in terms thereof. Ordered accordingly. The respondents undertake to refund the amount recovered from the retiral benefits of the petitioner within a period of twelve weeks from today with interest @ 6% per annum failing which the interest shall be leviable @ 9% per annum from today and the officer(s) responsible for delay would bear the enhanced component. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of accordingly. (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J PRAGATI/127