IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2007 / 22ND ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 7626 of 2004(G) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ----------------- C.G.JANARDHANAN, AGED 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT SREENILAYAM, POLINJAPALAM, ADIMALI P.O., MANNAMKANDOM VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, (RETIRED SPECIAL VILLAGE OFFICER, REVENUE DEPARTMENT) VELLATHOOVAL VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.T.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, SUB TREASURY, ADIMALI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V.MANOJKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO: 7626/2004 G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 22/2/03 FORWARDED BY THE TAHSILDAR, DEVIKULAM TO THE DIST. COLLECTOR. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 25/6/2003 by the R2. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 10/5/2003 BY THE R3. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE GRATUITY PAYMENT ORDER DT. 5/6/2003 ISSUED BY THE R3. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE GRATUITY PAYMENT ORDER DT. 1/7/2003, ALLOWING THE PETITIONER THE ADDITIONAL D.A. WITH RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL True copy tga KURIAN JOSEPH J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7626 of 2004 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 13th July, 2007. J U D G M E N T Petitioner approached this Court aggrieved by the delay in disbursing the gratuity. It is seen from the statement that a vigilance enquiry was pending in the matter and the petitioner is the third accused in the said vigilance case(VC- 1/03/IDK). In the statement filed in August, 2004, it was expected that another six months' time will be necessary to complete the investigation. Learned Government Pleader submits that some more time is required for completing the enquiry, in view of the intervening developments. There will be a direction to the Vigilance Department to complete the enquiry within a period of nine months from today. If in any situation, it is not concluded within the said period, it shall be taken that the petitioner is not involved in the case and he shall be paid his full eligible gratuity. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs OP NO. 2 KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- O.P. NO. OF 200 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 13th July, 2007.