IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2007 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 9347 of 2007(K) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- KRISHNAN POTTI, 'SANTHI', TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MOOTHEDATH ILLOM, KAVIYOOR P.O., THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, THIRUVALLA GROUP, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.D.SREEKUMAR, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.9347/2007 K APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE RELIEVING LETTER ISSUED BY THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, THRIKANNAPURAM. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 13/01/2006 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM ACCOUNTANT, AMBALAPUZHA. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 6/03/2007 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ Kss K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.9347 of 2007-K ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of May, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired Santhi under the Travancore Devaswom Board. His date of retirement was 31-8-2006. Alleging that he has not been paid the pension, gratuity and provident fund amount due to him, this writ petition is filed. Now, it is common case that during the pendency of the writ petition, the provident fund amount due to him has been released. The learned Standing Counsel for the Devaswom Board submitted that it may be possible to release the pension and gratuity amount within two months. The writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to pay the pension and gratuity amount due to the petitioner, within two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. MS