IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2010 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 12490 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.A.THANKAPPAN, PALLIKUDIYIL HOUSE, S/O.AYYAPPAN, AGED 60 YEARS, VADATTUPARA P.O., ERNAKULAM DT. PIN - 686 691. BY ADV. SMT.P.R.REENA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, HARIPPAD. 4. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKKARA GROUP. 5. SUB GROUP OFFICER, EVOOR SREEKRISHNA TEMPLE, SUB GROUP EVOOR. ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R1 T0 4\ SRI.P.GOPAL FOR R1 TO 4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.12490 of 2010 (I) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 27th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was placed under suspension on 02/10/2004 by Ext.P2 order. In this writ petition his complaint is that disciplinary proceedings are still remaining inconclusive and therefore his terminal benefits should be paid without any further delay. 2. The learned standing counsel, on instructions, submits that while the petitioner was remaining under suspension, on 31/07/2007 the petitioner attained the age of superannuation. It is also submitted that disciplinary proceedings could not have been continued beyond that date. 3. In view of the above position, all that is required is that the terminal benefits that are due to the petitioner and arrears of subsistence allowance, if any, till 31/07/2007 should be disbursed to the petitioner. Therefore, it is directed that by regularizing the suspension, the terminal benefits due to the petitioner and the WP(C) No.12490/2010 -2- arrears of subsistence allowance, if any, due to the petitioner shall be quantified and admissible amount due to the petitioner shall be disbursed. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months of production of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg