IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2011 / 20TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 23587 of 2010(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K. SOMAN, GOVT. LECTURER IN POLITICS, T.K.M.M.COLLEGE, NANGIARKULANGARA, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O.KARUNAKARAN, RESIDING AT S.N. BANGALOW, KALLUMALA, MAVELIKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN, SRI.R.REJI, SMT.THARA THAMBAN, SRI.B.BIPIN, SMT.REVATHY P.NAIR. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (KERALA) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 5. THE PRINCIPAL, T.K.M.M. COLLEGE, NANGIARKULANGARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 23587 of 2010(W) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 04/05/2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 23587 of 2010-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of August, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from service as Selection Grade Lecturer, in Politics under the Sree Narayana College of Management. His retirement was on 31.3.2010 while working as such at the T.K.M.M. College, Naingarkulangara. The writ petition is filed seeking for issuance of various directions to the respondents to pay pension, arrears of pension, commuted value of pension, gratuity, provident fund, etc. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition, various amounts have been disbursed to the petitioner and what remains is the payment of balance portion of provident fund. It is therefore prayed that respondents 2 and 3 may be directed to disburse the balance portion of provident fund amount to the petitioner. 3. In the counter affidavit filed by the second respondent, in para 4 it is explained that regarding the disbursement of the amount under the provident fund account, the application of the petitioner for closure was received in the second respondent's office only on 9.11.2010. The application was defective also. Certain further formalities have also to be wpc 23587/2010 2 completed, going by the averments in the said paragraph. It is finally mentioned that soon, on receipt of the duly countersigned credit/debit details from the Deputy Director of Collegiate Education for the period of service in S.N. College, Kannur, Chengannur and Cherthala after verification, the provident fund account can be settled finally. 4. Therefore, it is up to respondents 2 and 3 to take expeditious action in the matter, since the petitioner has retired from service on 31.3.2010. There will be a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to expedite all action for disbursement of balance amount in the provident fund account of the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/