IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 22ND OCTOBER 2010 / 30TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31361 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.DUSHYANTHAN RETIRED SANITATION WORKER, MAVELIKKARA MUNICIPALITY, MAVELIKKARA (PUTHENPARAMBIL, PERUMPALLI, VALIYAZHEEKKAL PO,VIA,KANDALLOR, KAYAMKULAM) 2. AHAMMAD KUNJU, RETIRED SANITATION WORKER, ABDULLA MANZIL, KADUVINAL PO,VALLIKUNNAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR SRI.S.ARAVIND SRI.P.JINISH PAUL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MAVELIKKARA MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,MAVELIKKARA 2. DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER P.NANDAKUMAR ADV.K.HARILAL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.31361 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are retired sanitation workers of the Mavelikkara Municipality. The 1st petitioner retired on 31.1.2010 and the 2nd petitioner retired on 28.2.2010. Their grievance in this writ petition is that the retirement benefits due to them such as DCRG, commutation value of pension, terminal leave surrender benefits, arrears of DA, group insurance benefits, etc. are not being paid to them after their retirement. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Municipality submits that although the entitlement of the petitioners to receive their retirement benefits is not disputed, the Municipality requires three more months' time to pay off the retirement benefits due to the petitioners in view of the financial stringency faced by the Municipality. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to pay off the entire retirement benefits due to the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2