IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2011 / 22ND ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 27163 of 2011(U) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.P.BABUJI, SANITARY WORKER (RETIRED) ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, RESIDING AT KALARIKKAL VELIYIL HOUSE, CHARAMANGALAM, S.N.PURAM, CHERTHALA-688 582. BY ADVS. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SRI.T.R.SADEESAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH SMT.DHANYA CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN-688 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 BY ADV. SRI.M.K. CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, SC., ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SUNITHA VINOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 27163/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 31/08/2011 OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT DEPUTY DIRECTORATE, MUNICIPAL AUDIT, ALAPPUZHA. P2: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 03/11/2010 OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL DIRECTORATE, MUNICIPAL AUDIT, ALAPPUZHA. P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 31/01/2011 IN WPC. NO.1128/2011 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(C).No.27163 of 2011-U. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 14th October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a person who has retired from the service of the first respondent Alappuzha Municipality on 30.4.2011. The petitioner complains that his retirement benefits have not been disbursed to him till date. Though the minimum pension is paid to the petitioner, the other benefits due to him including arrears of pension are still remaining unpaid. Therefore, he seeks the issue of appropriate directions for the disbursement of his retirement benefits on an early date. 2. Advocate Sri.M.K.Chandramohan Das, who appears for the first respondent Alappuzha Municipality pleads financial difficulty of the Municipality as the reason for the delay in disbursing the retirement benefits of the petitioner. He assures that the entire retirement benefits WP(C).No.27163/2011-U. 2 would be paid to the petitioner within an outer limit of four months from today. 3. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of recording the above undertaking of the learned counsel for the first respondent that the entire retirement benefits would be paid to the petitioner within an outer limit of four months from today. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, (Judge) Kvs/-