IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 25743 of 1998(M) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SADASIVAN PILLAI, THADATHIL KIZHAKKATHIL, UMBERNADU, KALLUMAL, ,MAVELIKARA. BY ADV. SRI.R.KRISHNA RAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, REGIONAL P.F. OFFICE, GROUP NO.22, 341, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN, BANDRA EAST, BOMBAY. BY THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SERVED BY GENERAL MANAGER, AFCONS EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT. // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.25743 of 1998-M - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The main prayer in this original petition is for a direction to the respondents to release the Provident Fund amount with interest at the rate of 24%. The petitioner, after resigning his job, was informed by the employer that his claim for Provident Fund was forwarded to the respondent for action on their part. It is stated that in spite of Exts.P2 and P3, no action was taken by the respondent to release the amount so far. The original petition is of the year 1998. If the amount has not been released so far, the respondent will take prompt action to release the same to the petitioner within six weeks of the date of receipt of this judgment. With the above direction, the original petition is disposed of. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ -2- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.25743 of 1998-M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 4th January, 2008.