IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 1ST FEBRUARY 2010 / 12TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2994 of 2010(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.RAMAKRISHNAN, 'KARUNA', KOYYODE P.O., CHEMBILODE, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY MR.P.K.VIJAYAMOHANAN, ADVOCATE MR.NISHIL.P.S., ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE, DIRECTORATE OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.T.T.MUHAMOOD, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN,J ========================= W.P.(C).No.2994 of 2010 ========================== Dated this the 1st day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for selection to the post of Textile Assistant in the Industries Department pursuant to notification inviting applications published by the Kerala Public Service Commission on 15.10.1996. The written test was conducted on 18.3.2000 and the interview was held on 15.5.2001. Pursuant the same a rank list was published and the petitioner was advised on 26.9.2001. Petitioner was appointed and he joined service. Petitioner is due to retire on 31.3.2010. But he would not have sufficient qualifying service for getting regular pension. Petitioner's contention in this writ petition is that it is because of the delay of the P.S.C in publishing the rank list and advising the petitioner in time that the petitioner could not put in sufficient qualifying service for getting pension. Petitioner sought appropriate reliefs in the matter by filing Ext.P4, which was rejected by Ext.P5. The petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs:- “i) To issue a writ of certiorari quashing Ext.P5. W.P.(C).No.2994/2010 2 ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to reckon the service of the petitioner as qualifying service for the grant of minimum pension: iii) To declare that the petitioner is entitled to get minimum pension:” 2. I do not think that the petitioner is entitled to the reliefs prayed for. There is no law which permits adding of any period prior to joining service as qualifying service for pension. The fact that there was delay on the part of the P.S.C in finalising rank list is also no ground for directing adding of any period prior to joining service for the purpose of determining the qualifying service for pension. In the above circumstances, the writ petition lacks merit and accordingly the same is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE dvs