IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2011 / 17TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 35053 of 2010(F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. KUNJUKUNJAMMA, W/O.MATHAI KUNJUKUNJU SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 2. ISAHAK THRESSIA SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 3. LONAN MARIAM, SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 4. CHAKKUNNI MARIAM, SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 5. CHAKKUNNI MARIAM, W/O.KUTTISHOUREY, SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 6. SELINYOHANNAN, W/O.CHACKO YOHANNAN, SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 7. JOSEPH THRESSIA, SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 8. JOSEPH THRESSIA, W/O.V.T. JOSEPH, SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 9. MATHAI JOHN, SARKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHY WARD, ALAPPUZHA. 10. ELSAMMA SEBASTIAN, W/O.P.J. SEBASTIAN, KALATHIPARAMBU, KOMMADY, ALAPPUZHA. 11. SHANTHAMMA, W/O. MAHESH BABU, MULLAKATHUVEEDU, PAZHAVEEDU.P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 12. LEELA VIJAYAN, W/O. VIJAYAN, PUTHENPARAMBU, THIRUVAMBADY.P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 13. MARYKKUTTY ANTONY, W/O. (LATE) P.J. ANTONY PUTHENVEETTIL HOUSE, THATHAMPALLY, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.A.KRISHNAN. WP(C).No. 35053 of 2010(F) RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ALAPPUZHA-688 001. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND AUDIT, ALAPPUZHA-688 001. R1 & R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P. NANDAKUMAR. R2 BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 35053 of 2010(F) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE G.O.(MS)NO.88/2008 LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DATED 19/03/2008. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT DATED 27/05/2008 IN BATCH WRIT PETITIONS. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 35053 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are retired employees of the Alappuzha Municipality. Their grievance in this writ petition is that they have not been paid revised retirement benefits at the rates stipulated in Ext.P1 order. The petitioners therefore seek the following reliefs: “1. through issuing a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction command the respondents to take appropriate actions thereby granting the revised pension to the petitioners as per the Ext.P1 herein vide G.O. (MS) No.88/2008 Local Self Government dated 19.03.2008.” The learned standing counsel for the Municipality on instructions submits that, a statement has filed by the 2nd respondent, where the eligibility of the petitioners for getting the revised retirement benefits in accordance with Ext.P1 is not disputed. The only contention raised is that because of severe financial crisis faced by the Municipality the Municipality needs time to pay the amounts. The W.P.(C)No. 35053 of 2010 -2- counsel seeks six months' time to pay off the revised retirement benefits due to the petitioners. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to disburse the revised retirement benefits in accordance with Ext.P1 order to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible at any rate within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/