IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 17TH JULY 2008 / 26TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 10550 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SRI.RAJU K.CHERIAN, S/O.LATE SRI.KURIAN CHERIAN, RETIRED LAW OFFICER, COMMERCIAL TAX DEPT., KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT EDATHIL PARAMBU HOUSE, KAKKODI.P.O., KOZHIKODE-673 611. BY ADV. SRI.E.P.GOVINDAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, TAXES DEPT., GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, PUBLIC BUILDING, NEAR MUSEUM JUNCTION, VIKAS BHAVAN.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL ( A&E), KERALA AT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DY.SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (VIGILANCE), NORTH RANGE, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).10550/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 17th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner retired from service as Law Officer in the Commercial Taxes Department on 31.5.2004. He is aggrieved by the non disbursal of DCRG and other retirement benefits. What is being paid to him is only the provisional pension. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the DCRG and other retirement benefits have been sanctioned in favour of the petitioner by order dated 28.6.2008. This is accepted by the learned counsel for the petitioner as such. Government Pleader further submits that the Non Liability Certificate has also been issued. Petitioner will therefore, be entitled to receive the said amounts from the concerned authority. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently pleads for interest on the amounts due to him, contending that the delay in the disbursal of the amounts is totally unjustifiable. In my view, petitioner may approach the concerned Civil Court W.P.(C).10550/2008 2 for interest on belated payment. Reserving the right to do so, writ petition is closed. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs