IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17151 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ T.K.PARAMESWARAN EMBRAN, S/O.KRISHNAN EMBRAN, AGED 62, RESIDING AT GURU BHAVAN, THAMARASSERY ROAD, POONITHURA, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAYAKUMAR SRI.P.B.KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BOARD OFFICE, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, DEVASWOM BOARD OFFICE, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC SRI.D.SREEKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).17151/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner, who retired as Santhi from the Devaswom Board on 28.2.2006, is aggrieved by the non disbursal of retirement benefits due to him. Learned Standing Counsel for the Devaswom Board, Mr.Sreekumar submits that the amounts due to the petitioner by way of retirement benefits will be disbursed at the earliest, at any rate within a period of two months from today. Submission is recorded. Learned counsel for the petitioner Mr.P.B.Krishnan submits that the petitioner is entitled to interest also. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to disburse the entire retirement benefits due to the petitioner within a period of two months from today. It is made clear that if such amounts are not so disbursed, they shall carry interest at the rate of 12% per month, on expiry of the period of two months as such. Any claim by the petitioner for interest for the W.P.(C).17151/2008 2 period from the date of retirement till today, is left open to be agitated before the appropriate authority. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs