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. 32449 of 2008(K) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. JOSEPH VARGHESE, PUTHENPURA, KIDANGARA P.O., ALLEPPEY 686 107, LIBRARIAN, CHANGANACHERRY MUNICIPALITY (RETIRED). 2. BABU ANTONY, KARINGANAMATTOM HOUSE, MADAPPALLY P.O., CHANGANACHERRY 686 546, PUBLIC WORKS OVERSEER, CHANGANACHERRY MUNICIPALITY (RETIRED). BY ADV. SRI.E.NARAYANAN RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. CHANGANACHERRY MUNICIPALITY, CHANGANACHERRY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, TRIVANDRUM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.NANDAKUMAR FOR R2 ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW FOR R1 SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.32449/2008 K APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 6/02/2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 8/06/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 10/09/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 29/05/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 29/05/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 11/08/2008 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: COPY OF PROCEEDINGS DTD. 14/03/2008 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P8: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 2/05/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P9: COPY OF RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF EXT.P8. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 32449 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 13th January,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners have retired from service of the 1st respondent Municipality. First petitiner retired from service on 30.4.2005 and the 2nd petitioner on 31.9.2005. The grievance raised by the petitioners is regarding the delay in disbursement of the retirement benefits 2. Learned standing counsel, on instructions, submits that payment due to the petitioners will be disbursed within one month from today. He also submits that all the impediments for payment have been cleared. 3. In that view of the matter, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to see that amounts by way of retirement benefits due to the petitioners are disbursed, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma 2 3