IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2009 / 25TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 27838 of 2006(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.K.LALITHA, W/O.THAMBI, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (PHYSICAL SCIENCE), (RETIRED FROM GOVT.VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ERAVIPURAM, KOLLAM). RESIDING AT CHERIYATH, THATTAMALA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF GPF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS STATEMENT OF 2000-01. P1(a): .DO. 2001-02. P1(b): .DO. 2002-03. P1(c): .DO. 2003-04. P2: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT.25.4.2006 TO R1. P3: .DO. 2ND REPRESENTATION DT.30.6.2006 TO R1. P4: TRUE COPY OF REPLY LETTER DT.2.2.2006 FROM R1. P5: TRUE COPY OF 2ND REPLY DT.23.8.2006 FROM R1. P6: TRUE COPY OF BALANCE STATEMENT DT.5.10.2004 ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL. P7: TRUE COPY OF ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE PETITIONER AND COUNTER SIGNED BY THE PRINCIPAL FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1.1.1998 UPTO THE DATE OF RETIREMENT. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.27838 of 2006 .................................................................... Dated this the 16th day of July, 2009. JUDGMENT The case of the petitioner is short-payment of her Provident Fund by Rs.69,140/-. However, Government Pleader submitted that petitioner took an advance of Rs.60,000/- from the Provident Fund, which petitioner admits. However, the case of the respondents is that there was omission to debit the advance given to the petitioner. However, repayments of the advance were fully credited with the result there is duplication of Rs.60,000/-. If this is the factual position, then petitioner cannot have any grievance. None of the records produced in this court show the debit in the Provident Fund Account towards loan taken by the petitioner. The petitioner also has not given a full statement about the contributions made, interest accrued, loan taken by her, repayments made and the total amount payable to her. I do not think there is any difficulty for the petitioner to work out the contribution made, accrual of interest and the net amount due to her atleast roughly after setting off the loan, but after crediting the repayments. The petitioner is therefore, given an opportunity to prepare a detailed statement of amounts due to her after reckoning the loan taken and 2 repayments made and approach the Accounts Officer concerned who has issued Ext.P5, who will verify the original accounts and convince the petitioner about the correctness of the accounts. If there is any balance, the same will be paid to the petitioner. The first respondent is directed to permit verification of the original Provident Fund Records by the petitioner. The petitioner will produce copy of this judgment before the concerned Accounts Officer along with statement of claim for him to facilitate verification of accounts. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms