IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2009 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 7004 of 2009(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- BABY MARY, AGED 68 YEARS, W/O.OUSEPH BABY (LATE), RETIRED SWEEPER, RESIDING AT MUNICIPAL COLONY, CHATHANAD, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV.MR.K.R.RAGHUNATH RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, DIRECTORATE OF URBAN AFFAIRS, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN BY ADV. MR.M.K.CHANDRA MOHAN DAS, SC MR.ANILKUMAR K.N.PILLAI, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/05/2009,ALONG WITH WPC NO. 7011 OF 2009 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.7004/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE GO(MS) NO.88/08/LAD DT. 19.3.08. P2:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION ON 18.2.09 SUBMTITED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT FOR ARREARS AND REVISED PENSION. P3:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION ON 18.2.09 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT FOR ARREARS AND REVISED FAMILY PENSION. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE TSS P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C) Nos. 7004, 7011, 7046, 7048, 7049, 7921 and 8733 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 27th day of May, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri. K.R. Reghunath, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Smt. Anu Sivaraman, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the State of Kerala and Sri. M.K. Chandra Mohan Das, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Alappuzha Municipality. 2. The petitioners who are receiving pension/family pension have approached this Court for a direction to the respondents to revise the pension/family pension and to disburse arrears of pension/family pension with interest. Their grievance is that though the pension/family pension payable to them was revised with effect from 1-4-2005, arrears of pension/family pension have not so far been disbursed to them. 3. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Alappuzha Municipality submits that revised pension/family pension is being paid to the petitioners with effect from December, 2008 and that the Alappuzha Municipality has moved the Deputy Director of Local Fund Audit, Alappuzha to sanction payment of arrears of pension/family pension at the revised rates. The learned standing counsel also submits that arrears of W.P.(C) Nos. 7004/2009 & con. cases. 2 pension/family pension will be disbursed to the petitioners within three months from the date on which sanction is accorded for such payment by the Deputy Director of Local Fund Audit, Alappuzha. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the State of Kerala submits that the Deputy Director of Local Fund Audit, Alappuzha will pass expeditious orders on the request made by the Alappuzha Municipality for sanction to pay arrears of revised pension/family pension to the petitioners. 4. In the light of the undertaking made on behalf of the Alappuzha Municipality that arrears of pension/family pension will be disbursed to the petitioners within three months from the date on which sanction for such payment is accorded by the Deputy Director of Local Fund Audit, Alappuzha, I direct the Deputy Director of Local Fund Audit, Alleppey to pass orders on the request made by the Alappuzha Municipality for sanction to pay arrears of revised pension/family pension to the petitioners within one month from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment before him. The Deputy Director of Local Fund Audit, Alappuzha shall after orders are passed on the request made by the Alappuzha Municipality forthwith communicate a copy thereof to the Secretary, Alappuzha Municipality. The Alappuzha Municipality shall upon such permission being accorded, disburse to the petitioners the arrears W.P.(C) Nos. 7004/2009 & con. cases. 3 of pension/family pension within three months from the date on which sanction is accorded by the Deputy Director of Local Fund Audit, Alappuzha. The writ petitions are disposed of as above. No costs. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. mn.