IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2007 / 1ST ASHADHA 1929 OP.No. 15806 of 1998(F) ---------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. N.H.BAVA, PRESIDENT, KERALA STATE MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION, NOW STAYING AT NAROTHINGAL HOUSE, NETTIPARAMBU, MATTANCHERRY, COCHIN - 2. 2. P.B. FRANCIS, RETIRED SPECIAL OFFICER, COCHIN CORPORATION, RESIDING AT PAREDATH HOUSE, FORT KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI. PULICKOOL ABOOBACKER. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, (PENSION PAYMENT OFFICER), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SECRETARY, COCHIN CORPORATION, COCHIN. O.P. NO. 15806/1998: 5. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, CANARA BANK, CENTRAL OFFICE, SPICER JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.JOSEPH, SC, COCHIN CORPN. SRI.K.V.SOHAN SRI.K.RAJEEV GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. V.T.K. MOHANAN. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/06/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P. NO. 15806/1998: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT IN O.P. NO. 4456/1995 DTD. 18/10/1996. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE LETTER NO. MO.A5/20540/96 FROM THE SECRETARY TO THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DTD. 17/01/1997. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. NO. 15806 OF 1998 (F) --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd June, 2007. J U D G M E N T The prayer is for a direction to disburse the pension of retired employees of Municipal Common Service through Nationalized Bank. Learned Government Pleader submits that the Banks are not willing and it will be open to the petitioners to accept the pension through money order. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that North Malabar Gramin Bank is willing to have the arrangement. Petitioners may file an appropriate representation routing through the Manager of the Bank, in which case, appropriate action for disbursement of pension through the Bank will be taken by the first respondent within another two months. This original petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp