IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2011 / 14TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18130 of 2011(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- DR.BABU JOSEPH, S/O.E.V.JOSEPH, AGED 56 YEARS, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NATUROPATHY, TADIWALA ROAD, PUNE-411 001. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED, SRI.M.SAJJAD. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE, TRIVANDRUM-695 035. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SMITHA SUKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.18130/2011-M: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. R.15014/1/2004/Y & N DESK OF THE DIRECTOR OF AYUSH DTD. 29/06/2005. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT DTD. 04/07/2005. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.D3-9620/05 OF THE R.2. DTD. 24/01/2008. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE DETAILS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. NIL. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE G.O.(RT).NO.2143/08/H&FWD OF THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 20/06/2008. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 17/08/2008. EXT.P.6.A: COPY OF THE REMINDER SUBMITTED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 23/09/2010. EXT.P.6.B: COPY OF THE REMINDER SUBMITTED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 14/02/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 18130 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT While working as Specialist (Nature Cure) at Government Nature Cure Hospital, Varkala under the Directorate of Indian System of Medicine, the petitioner applied for permission to retire voluntarily from its service. Sanction for voluntary retirement was granted as per Ext.P5 dated 20.6.2008. The grievance of the petitioner is pertaining to the rider put in Ext.P5 to the effect that the petitioner would be eligible for pensionary benefits only with effect from the date on which he attained the age of superannuation. Raising grievances against the said rider in Ext.P5, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P6 series of representations before the first respondent. Despite the receipt of the said representations, no decision has been taken thereon by the first respondent. It is in the said circumstances that this Writ Petition has been filed. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Government Pleader. Considering the fact that Ext.P6 series of representations submitted by the petitioner against Ext.P5 to the extent it W.P.(C) NO.18130/2011 2 puts a rider as aforesaid are pending before the first respondent, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 series of representations expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.18130/2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.18130/2011 4