IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2009 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 10864 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.HARIDASAN,S/O.CHATHU NAMBIAR, MANOLI HOUSE, BEYPORE NORTH, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. (RETIRED ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, INVESTIGATION SUB DIVISION, HARBOUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, BYEYPORE, KOZHIKODE)PIN-673015. BY ADV. SRI.K.D.BABU SRI.K.N.PADMAKUMAR SMT.K.SANU BALAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HARBOUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT,PUTHIYANGADI, KOZHIKODE. PIN-673021. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, HARBOUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, MANAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN-695005. 3. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND PORTS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN-695001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.10864/2009-C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 7th day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service after attaining superannuation on 31/05/2005. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to release an amount of Rs.21,243/- being the travelling allowance due to the petitioner for the period from March 2004 to May 2005 till the date of retirement. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the total amount due is Rs.16,586/- and on receipt of the bills produced by the petitioner, the Executive Engineer, Harbour Engineering Division, Kozhikode, has counter signed the bills and forwarded the same to the Accountant General, Thrissur for pre-check. The Accountant General vide letter dated 31/07/2008, returned the same unpassed requesting to retransmit the same with Government Orders, sanctioning T.A., as bills related to the period 2004- 05 and 2005-06. 3. It is further informed that the Superintending Engineer has already forwarded proposal to the office of the Chief Engineer for obtaining Government sanction. Further details are called for from the two Officers namely, the Superintending Engineer and Executive Engineer and it is W.P.(C) No.10864/2009 -:2:- assured that on receipt of the detailed proposal, Government will be addressed for sanction of the said amount. 4. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Chief Engineer to expedite the matter and forward the proposals to the Government after getting all the required details from the Executive Engineer and the Superintending Engineer concerned. The same shall be done within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The third respondent will pass final orders within a period of two months thereafter. The petitioner will also bring the matter to the attention of the Government by filing a separate representation. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms