IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 22159 of 2003(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N. SALIM, AGED 56 YEARS, SIMI MANZIL, PALACE WARD, ALAPPUZHA-RETD. STATION OFFICER, KERALA FIRE FORCE, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. MR.K.S.HARIHARAPUTHRAN MR.P.J.JOSEPH MR.GEORGE MATHEW MR.M.D.SASIKUMARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE ASST.DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FIRE FORCE, SOUTHERN DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GENERAL COMMANDANT, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COMMANDANT, KERALA FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA STATE BACKWARD CLASSES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIN LTD., T.C.16/351, COTTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY ADV. SMT.P.DEEPTHI FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 22159 of 2003 ................................................. Dated this the 13th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala Fire and Rescue services. His grievances in this writ petition is that his NLC and consequent retirement benefits have not been given to the petitioner. He submits that non-issue of NLC is on account of issue of Ext.P1 by the 3rd respondent, which has subsequently been withdrawn by Ext.P2. Even thereafter NLC is not being issued to the petitioner is the contention. Subsequently, Ext.P3 was issued again intimating the petitioner that consent letter from the revenue authorities is necessary in respect of Ext.P2. The petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs: “(i) to issue a writ, order or direction to nature of mandamus commanding the respondents 1 and 2 to issue a Non Liability Certificate to the petitioner. (ii) to issue a writ order or direction commanding the respondent to issue pensionary benefits to the petitioner with interest.” 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that the NLC has already been issued to the petitioner and therefore the petitioner must have received the retirement benefits also by now. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has W.P(C) No. 22159 of 2003 -2- no information from the petitioner in respect of the same. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to take up the matter with appropriate authorities. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs