IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2008 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 15801 of 2005(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.G. SANTHAKUMARI, AGED 56, W/O. BABU, THAMARACHIRA HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM P.O., VYPIN, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.MADHUSOODANAN SRI.T.V.JAYAKUMAR NAMBOODIRI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER (A & E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. MEDICAL OFFICER IN-CHARGE, GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, AYYAMPILLY. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMMENT HOSPITAL, NARAKKAL. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.BENNY GERVASIS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 15801/05 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAWALS ISSUED BY THE THIRD RSPONDENT DT.15.3.2004 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 14.6.2004 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES 24 TO 27 OF PF PASS BOOK EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER OF THE THIRD RESPONDETN DT.20.12.2004 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.23.3.2005 EXT.P5(a)TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT UNDER CERTIFICATE OF POSTING RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : ANNEXURE A TABLE 1 SHOWING THE CALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF RS.35,003/- AUTHORISED TO THE PETITIONER ANNEUXRE B TABLE 2 DETAILED ILLUSTRATION SHOWING HOW CLOSING/OPENING BALANCE ARRIVED TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writ Petition (C) No.15801 of 2005-F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judgment The petitioner is a retired Government servant. Ext.P1 is the order authorising payment of an amount of Rs.46,334/- towards provident fund by the drawing and disbursing officer. But, when the Accountant General issued authorisation as per Ext.P2, the amount was reduced to Rs.35,003/-. The reason given for the reduction of the amount was that the missing credit of Rs.4,680/- was adjusted with the interest. Therefore, challenging Ext.P2, this Writ Petition is filed. 2. After the filing of the reply affidavit by the petitioner to the counter affidavit filed by the 1st respondent, the said respondent has filed a rejoinder dated 11.08.2005 along with Annexures A and B. The said annexures would explain the method of calculation followed by the Accountant General's office. Going by Table 2 of Annexure B1, it is clear that the withdrawals were not debited in the balance outstanding PF amount in the petitioner's credit. Though, thereafter, the amounts were deducted from her salary, the same was not adjusted towards the loan amount, but added to the principal amount WPC 15801/05 2 outstanding. The above irregularities in the computation was detected by the Accountant General and Ext.P2 was passed. Going by Annexures A and B of the above said rejoinder, I find nothing wrong with the deduction made from the total provident fund amount payable to the petitioner. In the result, the Writ Petition fails and it is dismissed. 11.04.2008 K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE sta WPC 15801/05 3