IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 17636 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ E.A.CHACKO, S/O.ABRAHAM, 55 YEARS RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANT EDEN BHARATHAN BAZAR, CHELAVOOR, KOZHIKODE 673571. BY ADV. SRI.K.D.BABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER O/O.DEO, VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE -673101 2. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, O/O.THE DY.SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VIGILANCE AND A.C.B., KOAHIKODE-673005 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).17636/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner retired from service on 30.11.2007, while under suspension pending departmental enquiry. He was Store Keeper in the Vatakara Text Book Depot. Vigilance Department had seized his Service Book under mahazar. Though the Deputy Director of Education had required the District Educational Officer to process the petitioner's request for provisional pension, the same has not been done hitherto because DEO apparently has not been able to get the Service Book of the petitioner so far. Hence the writ petition. 2. Apparently, the Service Book was seized several months ago. There is no reason why it should be continued to be retained unless the Vigilance Enquiry is in relation to any action taken in respect of his Service Book. W.P.(C).17636/2008 2 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to forward the Service Book of the petitioner to the first respondent within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Thereafter, first respondent shall ensure that orders are passed as regards the provisional pension payable to the petitioner, within four weeks thereafter. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs