IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2010 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 3402 of 2010(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ABDUL SALAM, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.M.ALIKUNJU MANGALATHU, HOUSE NO.31, NAVJYOTHI NAGAR, KADAPPAKKADA, KOLLAM-691 008 (FORMERLY CASHIER, KSEB). BY ADV. SRI.V.JAYAPRADEEP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PF SN), O/O. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.S. ANIL SC FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 3402 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner was a Cashier in the Kerala State Electricity Board. He was relieved from the services of the Board for the purpose of taking up employment with the Excise Department as Excise Inspector. This Writ Petition is filed mainly with a prayer to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to transfer the amount with interest in his General Provident Fund Account kept with the first respondent to his present Provident Fund Account No.EX.6671 under the Accountant General, Kerala Kozhikode. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, on instruction, submitted that for effecting such a transfer, the petitioner has to submit a formal application for closure in the prescribed format through the Controlling Officer under whom he had lastly worked in the Board. The petitioner has not so far submitted such an application in the prescribed format. In the circumstances, the petitioner may submit a formal W.P.(C) NO. 3402/2010 2 application for closure in the prescribed format through the Controlling Officer under whom he had lastly worked in the Board. On receipt of such an application, the respondents shall consider the same expeditiously. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) sp/ W.P.(C) NO. 3402/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C) NO. 3402/2010 JUDGMENT 11th March, 2010