IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2009 / 29TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 30614 of 2008(T) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. K.S.SASIDHARAN NAIR, PATTUVILAKATHU VEEDU,KRWA 150, KURIATHI, MANACAUD P.O., TRIVANDRUM 2. M.CHIDHAMBARAN PILLAI, PAVITHRANAGAR, PNR-66A, KURIATHY, MANACAUD PO., TRIVANDRUM-9 3. G.MONY, TC.42/545(2), M&L SHETTER, SREEVARAHAM, TRIVANDRUM-8. 4. S.S.VIJAYAN, TC.24/727, MRA-40, METTUKADA, TRIVANDRUM-14. BY ADV. SMT.P.K.SANTHAMMA. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL PREOVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, EMPLOYEES, PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, 28/WASIRPUR, INDUSTRIAL AREA, DELHI-110052. 2. THE ASST.GENERAL MANAGER (CPF),FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA, HEAD QUARTERS, 16-20, BARAKHAMBA LANE, NEW DELHI-110001. 3. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SOUTH), FC1-ZONAL OF FICE, NO.3 HADDOWS ROAD, NUNGAPPAKKAM, CHENNAI-6. 4. AREA MANAGER,FCI, DISTRICT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-8. R1 BY ADVS. SRI.N.N. SUGUNAPALAN, SC, P.F., SMT.T.N.GIRIJA, SC, R2 TO R4 BY ADVS. SRI.P.JACOB VARGHESE (SR), SRI.VIVEK VARGHESE P.J. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.30614/2008-T: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE COVER PAGE AND PAGE NOS. 287 TO 290 OF SERVICE HAND BOOK OF FCI EMPLOYEES. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 14/10/05 BY R.4. TO THE R.3. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 15/05/2006 BY R.3. TO THE R.2. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 18/11/2004 BY R.4. TO THE R.3. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 30/11/2005 BY R.4. TO THE R.3. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 15/05/2006 BY R.3. TO THE R.2. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 12/01/2007 BY R.4. TO THE R.3. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 22/09/05 BY R.4. TO THE R.3. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE R.17/A OF THE PENSION RULES. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 30614 of 2008-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to forward the necessary documents and to settle and disburse the family pension and commuted value of pension with arrears and interest at the rate of 12% from the date of retirement. 2. The petitioners are retired employees of the Food Corporation of India. All of them were the members of the Employees Pension Scheme. Their service details are shown in paragraphs 3 to 6 of the writ petition. Aggrieved by the delay in settling the claim, the petitioners have approached this court. 3. It is submitted by learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 2 to 4 that the necessary documents for processing the claims of the petitioners will be forwarded to the first respondent without further delay. 4. Therefore, there will be a direction to respondents 2 to 4 to forward the applications, annual returns and other relevant documents within three weeks from today. On receipt of the same, the first respondent WPC 30614/2008 2 shall process the same and grant due benefits to the petitioners within a further period of one thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/