IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2008 / 20TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22683 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.K.SANKARANKUTTY, (RETIRED DEPUTY SECRETARY, CORPORTION OF KOCHI), CC XXI/1488, ANJALI, PALLURUTHY P.O., KOCHI 682 006. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.RAGHUNATH RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ERNAKULAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, DIRECTORATE OF URBAN AFFAIRS, PUBLIC OFFICE,BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS,SC,COCHIN COPN FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 22683 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the 1st respondent Corporation while he was working as Deputy Secretary in the Zonal office at Mattanchery. His grievance is that his pensionary benefits have not been sanctioned or disbursed notwithstanding the request made in Exhibit-P1. When the writ petition came up for admission on 29.7.2008, the learned standing counsel appearing for the 1st respondent Corporation sought time to get instructions. This writ petition was accordingly posted for admission to this day. The learned Government Pleader appearing on notice for respondents 2 and 3 submitted that the Director of Urban Affairs is the authority competent to fix the terminal benefits payable to the petitioner in consultation with the Kochi Corporation. I have W.P ( C) No. 22683 of 2008 2 heard Sri.M.K.Chandra Mohan Das, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kochi Corporation also. Having regard to the fact that Exhibit-P1 is pending before the 2nd respondent and taking note of the fact that petitioner has retired from service more than 8 months back, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exhibit- P1 and pass orders thereon in consultation with the Kochi Corporation, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the 2nd respondent finds that there is no impediment for disbursing the terminal benefits payable to the petitioner, he shall ensure that it is paid without delay. (P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 22683 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No. 22683 of 2008 4