IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH MARCH 2011 / 25TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 4815 of 2011(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SHRI.S.K.SAMBASIVAN, S/O.K.K.KESAVAN, AGED 56 YEARS, VAISHNAVAM HOUSE, ARUVAPPARA POST, MECKAPPALA, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.SANTHOSH JOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, MUVATTUPUZHA- 686 661. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, MANJERI- 676 121. ADV. MR. K.S. ANIL - SC ADV. MR. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.4815 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the services of the Kerala State Electricity Board on 30.6.2010. The petitioner has not been given DCRG on the ground that Non Liability Certificate has not been issued. The petitioner, therefore, seeks the following reliefs: “i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to disburse the DCRG benefit to the tune of Rs.262215/- with 12% interest to the petitioner from the date of his retirement on 30/06/2010 till the date of payment without any further delay, ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 3rd respondent to issue a No (sic) Liability Certificate to the petitioner” 2. The learned Standing Counsel on instructions submits that the fact that the Non Liability Certificate was not issued came to the notice of the respondents only when this writ petition was filed. Therefore, the Regional Audit Officer, Manjeri has been addressed in the matter, is his contention. 3. I do not quite approve of that contention since it is the W.P.(C)No.4815/11 2 duty of the respondents to see that as soon as an employee retires from service Non Liability Certificate is obtained and retirement benefits are disbursed. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to see that the DCRG due to the petitioner is disbursed, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.4815/11 3