IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2010 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1932 DBP.No. 76 of 2010() ------------------------------ IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD-DELAY IN DISBURSEMENT OF PENSIONARY BENEFITS-TDB-REPORT NO.153/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN-SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED-REG. ............... COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- SRI.K.C. PADMANABHAN NAMBOODIRI, KONGORPPILLY ILLAM, KIDANGOOR SOUTH P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 583. BY ADV. ..... RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY IT SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TDB-AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPAL,SC FOR TDB. R3 BY SR.GOVT. PLEADER MR.R. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT (AMICUS CURIAE) FOR OMBUDSMAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan & S.S.Satheesachandran, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = D.B.P.No.76 of 2010 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 27th day of October, 2010. Order Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. Sri.K.C.Padmanabhan Namboodiri complained to the learned Ombudsman about the delayed payment of DCRG and other retiral benefits due to him. The claim for interest is for a period of five years. We have perused the report of the learned Ombudsman and are satisfied with the observations by the Ombudsman regarding the contentions of the TDB. Taking overall facts and circumstances into consideration, we direct the TDB to release to Sri.K.C.Padmanabhan Namboodiri an amount of Rs.10,000/- as a consolidated amount as compensation in lieu of interest, within a period DBP76/10 -: 2 :- of one month from today. The DBP ordered accordingly. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. S.S.Satheesachandran, Judge. Sha/2810