IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 2132 of 2011(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.C.SUNDARESAN NAIR, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O.CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, DEAN, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, VELLAYANI (RETIRED), RESIDING AT VAZHAPPALLITHEKKE VEEDU, KUNNUKUZHI, VANCHIYOOR PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.MOHANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VALLAYANIKKARA 689 219. 2. THE DEAN, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VALLAYANI - 695 552. SHRI K.P.MUJEEB,SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2132/2011-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 24th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service on 13/09/2006 while working as Dean, College of Agriculture, Vellayani. By proceedings dated 12/03/2007 and 18/07/2007, pensionery benefits have been sanctioned and disbursed to the petitioner. 2. Due to enforcement of the pay revision orders, the pay of the petitioner was revised and arrears of pay due as on 13/09/2006 have been approved. It is submitted that arrears of pay, i.e. Rs.1,22,873/-, have not been disbursed so far. The petitioner was sanctioned advance increments (3) on acquisition of Ph.D qualification and Ext.P2 is copy of the pay slip dated 08/01/2007 granting the same and the arrear amount of Rs.48,862/- has not been disbursed also. By Ext.P3, an amount of Rs.75,089/- has been sanctioned towards arrears of earned leave surrender based on revision of pay and merger of 50% D.A to pay. By Ext.P4, arrears of pensionery benefits have also been sanctioned to the tune of Rs.3,48,217/-. W.P.(C). No.2132/2011 -:2:- 3. Aggrieved by the delay in disbursement of the total amount of Rs.5,95,041/-, this writ petition has been filed. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondents to disburse the said amount. 4. The learned Standing Counsel for the University submitted that because of acute financial problems faced by the University, payments are being effected on the basis of seniority of date of retirement and, therefore, some more time will be required for payment of the amount due to the petitioner. 5. Since the petitioner has already been sanctioned the benefits, there cannot be any reasonable delay in disbursing the same. Still in the light of the submission of the learned Standing Counsel, there will be a direction to the respondents to disburse 50% of the total amount of Rs.5,95,041/- within a period of two months from today and the remaining 50% of the amount within a period of three months thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE