IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 13TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26778 of 2008(K) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------------- P.SAMUEL, RETIRED DEPUTY RANGER PRAKASH BHAVAN,KUMBAZHA, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.LIJU.V.STEPHEN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF FOREST CONSERVATOR (ADMINISTRATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER KONNI,PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER FOREST DIVISION, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. T.B. REMANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.26778 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 4th day of September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks interest on delayed payment of retirement benefits. I am not inclined to entertain the claim in so far as the retirement benefits were paid pursuant to Ext.P3 judgment of this court and the petitioner could and ought to have pressed his claim for interest in that writ petition itself. The petitioner has not cared to claim interest in that writ petition. That being so, the petitioner cannot take up the claim for interest separately. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs