IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2008 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 27284 of 2004(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- VISWANATHAN. K. (RTD), S/O. KARTHAKUNJU, AGED 59, OTTAKANDATHIL, KILIROOR KANJIRAM, KOTTAYAM. OFFICIAL ADDRESS: FOREST RANGE OFFICER (RTD.) NAGARAMPARA RANGE, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.PAULSON THOMAS RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, KOTTAYAM. 4. FOREST CONSERVATOR, HIGH RANGE CIRCLE, KOTTAYAM. 5. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E) KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 27284 of 2004(W) A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY 5TH RESPONDENT DT. 14.6.00. EXT. P2 : COPY OF THE GRATUITY PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT DT. 3.12.03. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C). No. 27284 OF 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of April, 2008. J U D G M E N T The pendency of disciplinary action is stated to be a reason for the delay in disbursement of pensionary benefits of the petitioner who retired on 31.03.2000. There will be a direction to the respondents to finalise the proceedings, if any, against the petitioner within a period of four months from today and if not, it shall be taken that no liability can be fixed on the petitioner so as to recover from the DCRG and therefore, the DCRG will be disbursed within another one month. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. ps KURIAN JOSEPH, J. W.P.(C) No. 27284 OF 2004 J U D G M E N T 11.04.2008