IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2011 / 29TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 29720 of 2010(L) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. M.V.VIJAYAMMA,D/O.THE LATE NARAYANAN, AGED 63 YEARS, MUNICIPAL CONTINGENT SWEEPER(RETIRED CHANGANASSERY MUNICIPALITY,CHANGANASSERY,RESIDING AT 'VIJAYABHAVANAM',THRIKKODITHANAM PO, CHANGANASSERY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. KUNJAMMA SREEDHARAN,D/O.THE LATE KUTTAN, AGED 65 YEARS, MUNICIPAL CONTINGENT SWEEPER(RETIRED CHANGANASSERY MUNICIPALITY,CHANGANASSERY,RESIDING AT BLOCK NO.58,HARIJAN COLONY,MADAPPALLY PO, CHANGANASSERY,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. K.THANKAMMA, D/O.THE LATE KUTTAN, AGED 64 YEARS, MUNICIPAL CONTINGENT SWEEPER(RETIRED CHANGANASSERY MUNICIPALITY,CHANGANASSERY,RESIDING AT THEKKEKOTTARAM VEEDU, PUZHAVATH, CHANGANASSERY PO,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. JAGADAMMA,D/O.THE LATE KUTTY, AGED 64 YEARS, MUNICIPAL CONTINGENT SWEEPER(RETIRED CHANGANASSERY MUNICIPALITY,CHANGANASSERY,RESIDING AT KUNNELPUTHUPARAMBU HOUSE,PERUNNA PO, CHANGANASSERY,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 5. K.BHASKARAN,S/O.THE LATE KARUTHAKUNJU 64 YEARS,MUNICIPAL CONTINGENT NMR (RETIRED), RESIDING AT KALATHIKADU, BLOCK NO,.10,MADAPPALLY PO,CHANGANASSERY,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT BY SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADVS. SMT.K.RADHAMANI AMMA SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN (THYKOODAM) svs ............2/-.... ...2... WPC.NO.29720/2010 RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. CHANGANASSERY MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CHANGANASSERY-685 101. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND AUDIT, KOTTAYAM-686 001. R1 BY ADVS. SRI.SIBY MATHEW SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU SRI.B.PREMNATH (E) R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.L.G.SURESH BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 29720/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.H2-10668/2006 DATED 11/04/2007 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.H2-8389/2005 DATED 07/06/2006 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P3: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.H2-9632/05 DATED 20/09/2006 OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) NO.153/2007/LSGD DATED 07/06/2007 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03/11/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER. P6: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03/11/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER. P7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03/11/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER. P8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03/11/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE 4TH PETITIONER. P9: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03/11/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE 5TH PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.29720 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 20th July, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners retired from the service of the first respondent respectively on 28.2.2007, 31.5.2006, 31.10.2006, 31.10.2006 and 31.8.2006. The grievance of the petitioners pertain to non-disbursement of the benefits payable in the light of Ext.P4, G.O. (MS)No.153/2007/LSGD dated 7.6.2007. Government have revised the pay and allowances and other service conditions of contingent workers. The benefits flowing from Ext.P4 have not so far been disbursed to the petitioners. 2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for the first respondent. There is no dispute with respect to the entitlement of the petitioners for the arrears of pay, pension etc. in the light of Ext.P4. The learned standing counsel appearing for the first respondent submitted that the first respondent may be given three months' time for quantifying the amount payable to the petitioners in terms of Ext.P4 and to effect the payment. In view of the said submission, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to quantify the amount payable to each of the petitioners in WP(C).No.29720/2010 2 terms of Ext.P4 and to effect payment expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months' from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure to effect the payment within the above stipulated time the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS