IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2009 / 23RD POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1311 of 2009(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.S.MALLIKA, AGED 57 YEARS, W/O.K.M.SADANANDAN, KAITHAKKADAN HOUSE, P.O.KUNNAPPILLY, MELOOR, CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR, RETIRED IST GRADE SURVEYOR, TOWN PLANNING COMMITTEE, TUDA. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (I), SECRETARIAT AVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR. 4. TRICHUR URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TUDA), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THRISSUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1311/2009-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 13th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service on 31/03/2007 from the erstwhile Trichur Urban Development Authority (TUDA), which has now merged with the Thrissur Corporation. The grievance raised in the writ petition is that even though she has retired from service long back, steps are not being taken to release the admissible retirement benefits. According to her there are no liabilities to be recovered from her. 2. The petitioner has approached the first respondent seeking for urgent orders in the matter as two years have passed since her retirement, as per Ext.P3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P3 and take appropriate action to see that the retirement benefits due to the petitioner are released without further delay. Orders in that regard will be passed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms