IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2011 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13440 of 2011(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ RAVEENDRAN.V.V, RETIRED SANITATION WORKER, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA RESIDING AT THAIPARAMBIL HOUSE, LAJANATH WARD, ALAPPUZHA - 688 001. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA - PIN- 688 001, REPRSENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF UBRAN AFFAIRS, THRIUVANANTHAPURAM -PIN- 695 001. R1 BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, SC, M.C.,ALP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.13440/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE INTIMATION DATED 11/1/2011 ISSUED BY THE ASST.PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OF ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY. P2 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.P.F.12/980/10 DATED 3/11/2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.13440 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired contingent worker of the 1st respondent - Municipality. He retired from service on 31.08.2010. His complaint in this writ petition is that, although by Exts.P1 & P2 pensionary benefits have been sanctioned to the petitioner, apart from minimum pension, no other benefits have been disbursed to him. It is under the above circumstances the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ order or direction, directing the respondents to disburse the pensionary benefits due to the petitioner as per Exts.P1 and P2 with interest on Provident Fund arrears, 2. The standing counsel for the Municipality submits that, the retirement benefits could not be disbursed to the petitioner only because of financial stringency faced by the Municipality. The standing counsel seeks six months' time to pay off the balance benefits due to the petitioner. I am W.P.(C)No.13440 of 2011 -2- not satisfied that the Municipality can take such a contention when the lowly paid employees seek retirement benefits. It is for the Municipality to find ways and means to raise funds for the same. Accordingly I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: The provident fund amount due to the petitioner shall be disbursed within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Other retirement benefits due to the petitioner shall be disbursed to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/