IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2011 / 15TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15631 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JOSE V.ABRAHAM 52 YEARS, S/O.V.A.ABRAHAM, EX-JUNIOR AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, RESIDING AT 3E, J.M.CRESCENT, EDAPPALLY P.O, COCHIN-24. BY ADV. SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.15631/2010-D: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE G.O.(P).543/80/FIN. DTD. 20/11/1989. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE G.O.(P).3116/98/FIN. DTD. 15/12/1998. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE G.O.(P).2357/99/FIN. DTD. 25/11/1999. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER DTD. 25/09/2003. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE LETTER FROM THE R.2. TO THE R.1. DTD. 07/02/2004. EXT.P.5.A: COPY OF THE LETTER OF AG DTD. 16/11/2003 REFERRED AND APPENDED TO EXHIBIT P.5. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE REPLY DTD. 16/03/04 SENT BY PETITIONER TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT A.G. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 02/04/07 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 07/06/2007 IN W.P.(C).NO.11086/07. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 24/08/09 BEFORE THE R.1. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE LETTER OF THE P I O IN THE OFFICE OF THE R.1. DTD. 16/09/09. EXT.P.10.A: COPY OF THE LETTER OF THE R.1. DTD. 07/11/2006. EXT.P.11: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD. 18/04/09 AND THE LETTER OF THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 07/11/09. EXT.P.12: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 08/07/2010 ISSUED BY R.3. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.15631 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner now submits that since orders have been passed granting permission to the petitioner to retire voluntarily, the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to disburse the retirement benefits expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to see that the retirement benefits due to the petitioner is disbursed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, if the petitioner has been allowed to retire. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd