IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 31503 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR.P., KRISHNA PRABHA, KATTAMPACK P.O., NJEEZHOOR, KOTTAYAM, KERALA. BY ADV. SRI.P.S.NANDANAN SRI.P.N.ANOOP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, EXCISE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ALAPPUZHA. 4. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695039. MS.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.31503 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 20th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The grievance raised in this writ petition is that the terminal benefits due to the petitioner, who has retired from the post of Excise Preventive Officer on 28/02/2009, are not released for the reason that the 3rd respondent had not issued the NLC. 2. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader now submits that on 05/11/2009, the 3rd respondent has issued NLC to the Sub Treasury Officer, Vaikom. In view of this, the grievance raised in this writ petition stands redressed. Therefore, recording the above submission of the learned Government Pleader, this writ petition is closed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg