In the said additional affidavit dated 22nd January, 2018 it has been further stated that the SAIL is number engaged in the process of enhancing the annual capacity of the RSP to 7.5 million tons per annum for which a huge infrastructural investment will have to be made running into almost Rs.
Though several grounds including the authority of SAIL to grant a sub lease as directed by the High Court has been urged, the case of the appellant in the appeal before us is primarily based on subsequent facts which have been brought on record by means of an additional affidavit dated 22nd January, 2018.
Thereafter by Circular dated 9th August, 1999 the RSP floated another scheme called Scheme for Allotment of Quarters to Ex employees Separating under the SAIL VRS Scheme, 1999.
The respondents, 53 fifty three in number, were allotted quarters by the RSP and had opted for voluntary retirement under the Scheme.
Accordingly, they were allowed to retain the official quarters for a period of 22 twenty two months which period was extended.
Under the said Scheme of 1999, employees of the RSP who were allotted official quarters were allowed to occupy such quarters on licence basis for a period of 22 twenty two months following their leaving the RSP Company on the basis of voluntary retirement.
This was at an overall companyt of Rs.13684 crores and was companypleted in the year 2013.
Thereafter, the RSP came up with another Scheme called Sail Scheme for Leasing of Houses to Employees, 2002.
No affidavit was, however, filed by the State Government.
This was on 22nd July, 2002.
By the impugned judgment and order dated 7th September, 2009 the writ petition in question was closed disposed of by the following operative direction In view of such, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the O.P. SAIL Authorities to companysider the case of the petitioners for allotment of quarters, which are in their occupation, on long term sub lease basis, in terms of the Circular dated 22.7.2002 in Annexure 5.
In the aforesaid additional affidavit dated 22nd January, 2018 it has been stated that the RSP, a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited SAIL , had an initial production capacity of 2 two million tons per annum which was expanded and the plant modernized to reach a target production of 4.2 million tons per annum.
In the year 1999, to be precise on 12 th February, 1999, the Rourkela Steel Plant hereinafter referred to as RSP introduced a Voluntary Retirement Scheme, 1999 companyering employees who had served for a minimum of 15 years or who are above 40 years of age.
RANJAN GOGOI, J. SLP C NO.34336 OF 2009 Leave granted.
