IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2008 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 36592 of 2007(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ J.G. PREMKUMAR, MANAGER GRADE II, GOVERNMENT GUEST HOUSE,ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.DINESH R.SHENOY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE FINANCE OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.36592/07 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER DATED 5.1.2002 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 13.5.2002. EXT.P3: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING DATED 27.5.02 HELD IN THE CHAMBER OF THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR (GENERAL), DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM. EXT.P4: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ACCOUNT PARTICULARS AND BILLS FORWARDED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 7.11.2002. EXT.P5: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 15.3.2003 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P6: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 21.3.2003 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER DATED 20.3.2003 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P8: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REMINDER DATED 2.4.2003 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. EXT.P9: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 6.7.2003 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P10: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 7.6.2004. EXT.P11: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF NOTE DATED 26.6.2004 ISSUED BY THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR (SOUTHERN REGION), DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM. EXT.P12: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE AUDIT OBSERVATIONS DATED NIL. EXT.P13: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER DATED 9.12.2005 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT. TRUE COPY V.GIRI, J. ----------- W.P.(C)No. 36592 OF 2007 ----------------------------- DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2008 J U D G M E N T The only relief that is pressed for in this writ petition at this stage by the petitioner is for a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a final decision as regards the settlement of the pending accounts of the Kovalam Guest House for the period from 1997- 2000. Apparently, the petitioner was working as Manager Gr.III in the Kovalam Guest House during the said period. According to him there is unjustified and unnecessary delay in the settlement of accounts. This is standing in the way of he being considered for promotion to the post of Manager Gr.I by the DPC. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. Having perused the documents in the writ petition as also the counter affidavit, I am of the view that there is no justification for the delay in the settlement of accounts relating to the Kovalam Guest House for the period from 1997-2000. W.P.(C)No.36592/07 2 In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to take appropriate action to see that there is final settlement of the accounts relating to Kovalam Guest House for the period 1997-2000, inter alia, after looking into the objections as evidenced by Exhibit P13 and after hearing the petitioner or any other affected persons within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, JUDGE. dsn