IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10825 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.T.RAJAN, AGED 52 YEARS, KALLUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUMARAMANGALAM, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI, NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA TODDY WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL SRI.S.NIDHEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHIEF WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA TODDY WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, HEAD OFFICE, ULLOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA TODDY WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE, IDUKKI AT THODUPUZHA. 3. P.B.VALSALA KUMARY, THE DISTRICT WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA TODDY WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE, IDUKKI AT THODUPUZHA. R1 AND R2 BY MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 10825 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Junior Superintendent in Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare Fund Board at its District Office, Calicut. It was on promotion that he was transferred to the said Office. On account of the delay in forwarding the service book of the petitioner, the arrears of salary, increment, D.A. Arrears etc. were not disbursed to him even after three months since his joining at Calicut. It was in the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed. 2. When this matter is taken up for admission, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 submitted that the service book of the petitioner was already sent from the office of the second respondent to the District Office at Calicut. It is only on account of the non-receipt of the service book that the benefits already sanctioned to the petitioner were not disbursed to him. In the said circumstances, there will be a direction to the first respondent to disburse the arrears of salary and other benefits due to the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from today. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge