IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2010 / 13TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17242 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.A.VASUDEVAN, PERUMOOZHIKAL HOUSE,(DHANYA),AYYANTHOLE.P.O, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SMT.M.M.DEEPA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL(A&E), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER,OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMITHA BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.17242OF 2010 (E) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner's wife Late Smt.C.A. Sarojini, retired as Deputy Commissioner from Agricultural Income Tax and Sales Tax Department on 29.2.1996. According to the petitioner although she had 30 years of qualifying service, only 29 years was reckoned for calculating pensionary benefits. It is stated that Smt. Sarojini expired on 3.7.2009 and that the petitioner is getting family pension based on the 29 years qualifying service of the deceased. According to the petitioner the qualifying service ought to be corrected is 30 years, and on that basis pensionary benefits and family pension will be revised. 2. Evidently the claim relates to the service prior to 1996 when the petitioner's wife retired from service. This claim is now raised after 14 years of her retirement and therefore is highly belated. Therefore at this distance of time the claim of the petitioner cannot be admitted. Writ Petition fails and is dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WPC.No. /09 :2 :