IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 17TH JULY 2009 / 26TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18464 of 2009(C) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SAINABHA, PART TIME SWEEPER, KRISHI BHAVAN, ALANALLOOR, MANNARGHAD, PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. MR.C.K.SREEJITH RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT,. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. 3. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, ALANALLOOR, MANNARGHAD, PALAKKAD DIST. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/07/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.18464 of 2009 -------------------------------------- Dated 17th July, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.C.K.Sreejith, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner, a Part-time Sweeper working in the office of the third respondent moved the Government claiming regularization in service in terms of G.O.(P)No.501/2005/Fin. dated 25.11.2005. The Government after ascertaining the sweeping area of the third respondent's office and due enquiry, decided to regularize the petitioner in service and issued Ext.P2 order dated 16.02.2009 regularizing her in service by creating a post of Part-time Contingent Sweeper in the third respondent's office. The regularization was with effect from 9.9.2001. It was also ordered that the arrears of monetary benefits shall be disbursed to the petitioner by the authorities concerned. The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this writ petition is that though nearly five months have passed after Ext.P2 order regularizing her in service was passed, till date arrears of monetary benefits have not been disbursed. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents on instructions submits that Ext.P2 itself contains a WP(C).No.18464/2009 2 direction to pay the monetary benefits with effect from 09.09.2001 and that the competent authority among the respondents will take steps to disburse the arrears of monetary benefits expeditiously. As per the rules, the third respondent is the drawing officer. Since the petitioner's service has been regularized with effect from 9.9.2001 and the Government have also found that she is entitled to payment of arrears of salary and allowances with effect from that date, I am of the opinion that the third respondent should take expeditious steps to draw and disburse arrears of salary and allowances at the applicable rates to the petitioner. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to take steps to draw and disburse the arrears of salary and allowances to the petitioner at the applicable rates with effect from 9.9.2001. This shall be done within three months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the third respondent. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge TKS