IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2008 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 9593 of 2008(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.SUBAMANYA BHAT, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O.V. GANAPATHI BHAT, RETIRED SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, RESIDING AT "GOWRI GANESH", ANAGOOR, P.O.KASARGOD - 671121. BY ADV. SRI.K.SHRIHARI RAO SMT.N.SHOBHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARGOD-671121. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C).No. 9593 of 2008-P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 24th day of March, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who retired from service on 30/06/2000, is aggrieved by the belated disbursal of D.C.R.G and other pensionary benefits due to him. He approached the Lok Ayukta, with complaint No.2141/2006, which was disposed of under Ext.P4. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to pay an amount of Rs.1,61,097/- as interest for the delay in payment of pensionary benefits due to him. 2. In my view, petitioners claim ought to be agitated in a civil suit. It is open to the petitioner to do so, in accordance with law. 3. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to move the civil court in accordance with law. I make it clear that the permission is intended only to clarify that the remedy lies before the civil court. The period during which the complaint was pending before the Lok Ayukta, will be excluded in computing the period of limitation in filing the civil suit. V.GIRI, JUDGE ms