IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 17TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 13747 of 2002(J) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.C. PAPPAN (SATHYAN) S/O. LATE CHENNAN, KARILAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, VELLANIKKARA (EAST) P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SRI.M.GEORGE THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE VIGILANCE OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (I & A), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E) KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.SANDESH RAJA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/02/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: CMP.NO.23047 OF 2002 & 12161 OF 04 IN OP.NO.13747 OF 2002-J DISMISSED 6.2.2008. SD/= P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITINER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 COPY OF THE LETTER NO.PR6/Pen A/1614/EE/99-00/20 OF R3 DTD 4.4.2000 TO R1. EXT.P2 COPY OF REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER TO R1 DTD 12.12.01 EXT.P3 COPY OF LETTER NO.VIG.8-1243/2002 OF THE R1 DTD 7.4.04. EXT.P4 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EP6/6907/99 OF CHIEF ENGINEER PROJECTS I, KOZHIKODE DTD 25.5.04. EXT.P5 SERIES COPIES OF THE LETTER DTD 15.1.2000 AND 10.9.2002 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE R3 EVIDENCING THE WITHHOLDING OF THE AMOUNT FROM DCRG. /TRUE COPY/ cl P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO.13747 OF 2002-J -------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of February, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner, who retired from service as Assistant Executive Engineer on 31.3.2000, has filed this original petition complaining about the delay in fixing and paying his retirement benefits. Exts.P3 and P4 produced along with I.A.No.12161/2004 disclose that the Chief Engineer, Projects -I, Kozhikode, has fixed the terminal benefits payable to the petitioner. It is also seen from Ext.P3 that no liability has been fastened on the petitioner. Since, the petitioner's grievance stands redressed by Exts.P3 and P4, the original petition is closed as infructuous. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. cl . 2 P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. O.P.NO.13747 OF 2002-J JUDGMENT 6th February, 2008.