IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2008 / 6TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 24317 of 2008(T) PETITIONER: O.V.APPU, RETIRED PEON, GHS, T.V.PURAM, VAIKOM, RESIDING AT PERUMANA HOUSE, KUDAVECHOOR, VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI.K.ANTONY JOSEPH RESPONDENT 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, (A & E), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE HEADMISTRESS, G.H.S.S., T.V.PURAM, VAIKOM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 24317 OF 2008 T -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner, while working as peon in Government High School, T.V.Puram, Vaikom, sought for voluntary retirement under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme on 28.2.2007. It is stated that he was having a service of 22 years. Voluntary retirement was sanctioned as per Ext.P1 order dated 7.7.2007, passed by the Deputy Director of Education, Kottayam, with effect from 28.2.2007. The grievance of the petitioner is that the monthly pension with arrears, DCRG and commuted value of pension have not been sanctioned. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the voluntary retirement was sanctioned as per Ext.P1 order dated 7.7.2007, the proposal was submitted by the Headmaster to the Deputy Director of Education on 25.2.2008, the proposal was returned for re- verification, the Headmaster re-submitted the proposal on 11.8.2008 and the proposal was forwarded to the Accountant General on 16.8.2008. It is also submitted that the matter is now pending before the Accountant General for verification and after verification appropriate orders will be passed. Learned Government Pleader further submitted that in such W.P.(C) NO.24317 OF 2008 T :: 2 :: circumstances, it is not necessary to consider Ext.P2 representation dated 8.7.2008, by the Deputy Director of Education. 3. The submission made by the learned Government Pleader is recorded. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the Accountant General (second respondent) to take a decision in the matter and do the needful within a period of one month. The Deputy Director of Education shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with the directions issued by the Accountant General within a period of two weeks thereafter. The Writ Petition is disposed of as indicated above. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/