IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 19TH JUNE 2007 / 29TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 8979 of 2007(R) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.K.RADHAKRISHNAN,MANAPPAURATHU HOUSE, CHERUKOLE,EZHAKADAVU P.O,MAVELIKKARA,ALAPPUZHA DIS. BY ADV. SRI.R.REJI SMT.C.A.AJITHA SALAM RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION,VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER,DIRECTORATE OF COLLEGAIATE EDUCATION,VIKAS BHAVAN,TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION,OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTORATE OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION,BEACH ROAD,KOLLAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL T.K.M.M COLLEGE, NANGIARKULANGARA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE ADV. SRI.B.RENJITHKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No.8979/2007 :2: APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF COMMUNICATION DATED 11.07.2003 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE CLAIM STATEMENT FORWARDED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 11.07.2003. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 11.02.2006. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 14.11.2006. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS SHOWING THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE TO THE PETITIONER. TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE A.K.BASHEER,J ================ W.P.(C).No.8979 of 2007 ================== Dated this the 19th day of June,2007 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a retired Selection Grade Lecturer. His grievance is that a sum of Rs.8,520/- which was credited to his Provident Fund Account bearing No.1217, has not yet been released to him though more than five years have elapsed after his retirement. He prays for appropriate orders for disbursement of the said amount with interest. According to the petitioner, the total amount payable with interest would now come to Rs.12,850/-. 2. Learned Government Pleader after getting instructions, submits that the Principal of the institution had remitted the above sum of Rs.8,520/- to the Provident Fund Account of the petitioner only on July 25, 2002, three months after the retirement of the petitioner. In his communication dated June 1, 2007, it is informed by the Director that interest cannot be granted to the petitioner after submitting the closure application and therefore petitioner would not be eligible to get W.P.(C).No.8979/2007 :2: interest. He further informed that the Dearness Allowance arrear will be released soon after receipt of the schedule counter signed by the Deputy Director of Collegiate Education, Kollam. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents 1 to 3 to ensure that the sum of Rs.8,520/- lying to the credit of the petitioner in his Provident Fund account and arrears of Dearness Allowance if any payable to the petitioner shall be disbursed to him as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It shall be ensured by respondent No.3 that he counter signs the payment schedule and forwards the same to the competent authority forthwith. A.K.BASHEER,JUDGE dvs