IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2009 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 13147 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JYOTHIRAM P.T., DY.MANAGER, KSFE, REGIONAL OFFICE, KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT 4/241, SREELA, AG ROAD, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES, THRISSUR. 3. KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LTD., REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THRISSUR. R1 BY G.P. SHRI MANOJKUMAR ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR R2 & R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.13147 of 2009-H - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of May, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is working as Deputy Manager, Kerala State Financial Enterprises, Regional Office, Kozhikode. He is due to retire from service on 31.5.2009. The petitioner contends that in respect of the Government employees, as per Ext.P1 a policy decision has been taken to extend the period of retirement till the end of the financial year. It appears that by Ext.P2, the third respondent has passed a resolution seeking for Government sanction to unify the retirement date of company employees in line with Ext.P1 Govt. Order. 2. The retirement age of employees of the Kerala State Financial Enterprises is 58. The applicability of the Govt. Order will be only in respect of persons who are to retire from service on attaining the age of 55. This is clear from Ext.P1 and the later Govt. Order, G.O.(P) No.158/2009/Fin. dated 30.4.2009. Therefore, the relief sought for in the writ petition to unify the retirement date of employees under the third respondent as 31st March of every year, cannot be granted. 3. If the third respondent wants to have a separate age of retirement wpc 13147/2009 2 or to unify the same as done by the Government in Ext.P1, it is up to them to pursue their resolution which is produced as Ext.P2. Without expressing anything on the merits of the said resolution, the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/