IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2011 / 10TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 21631 of 2011(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.S.MONI, AGED 57 YEARS, LAB ASSISTANT SEL.GRADE(RETD) S/O. M.K.SREEDHARAN, MUZHANGIL HOUSE, POOYAPPILLI, VADAKKEKARA.P.O., NORTH PARUR, ERNAKULAM-683522. 2. K.K. SADASIVAN, AGED 57 YEARS, PROOF READER(RTD) S/O.K.K.KRISHNAN, KANNANGANATHU HOUSE, KRISHNAPURAM,OLLUKKARA.P.O., THRISSUR-680655. 3. P.P.ANNAMMA, AGED 57 YEARS, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER GR.I(RTD), W/O. JOHN MANTEW, KANDAMKERY HOUSE, MANNUTHY.P.O. THRISSUR-680651. 4. SUKUMARAN NAIR.G., AGED 57 YEARS, SELECTION GRADE TYPIST(RTD),S/O. LATE M.GOPALAN NAIR, VALIYAVEETIL, PAVUMBANORTH, PAVUMBA.P.O., KOLLAM-690574. 5. K.M.MARY, POOL OFFICER(RTD), AGED 57 YEARS, W/O. T.V. PAUL, THAZHATHEKUDIYIL HOUSE, MANNUTHY.P.O., THRISSUR-680651. 6. K.INDIRA DEVI, TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR GR.II(RETD), AGED 57 YEARS, W/O.UMAPATHY, MALLIKKAL, T.C. 8/789, REGENDHU, PALLATH LANE, CHEROOR.P.O., THRISSUR-680008. 7. V.G. GIRIJA, SECTION OFFICER(RTD), AGED 57 YEARS, D/O. LATE GOPALAN NAIR, SARGAM, CLAPPANA.P.O., KOLLAM-690525. 8. K.A. KURIAN, AGED 57 YEARS, FARM MANAGER GR.I(RETD), S/O. K.F.ANTONY, KOCHUPURACKAL HOUSE, CHEMPANTHOTTY.P.O., SREEKANTAPURAM(VIA), KANNUR-670631. WP(C).No. 21631 of 2011(D) 9. P.S. BABU, AGED 57 YEARS, LDV DRIVER(RTD) S/O. P.B.SEREPHIAL, PULIMOOTTIL HOUSE, VADAVATHOOR.P.O., KOTTAYAM-686010. 10. P.S. RATHNAM, AGED 57 YEARS, LAB ASSISTANT SELECTION GRADE(RETD), W/O. V.K.VASU VATTAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NEAR SASTHAVU JUNCTION, KAIPUZHA.P.O., KOTTAYAM-686602 11. JAYAKUMAR.C.P., AGED 57 YEARS, SECTION OFFICER, HIGHER GRADE, S/O. C.R. PARAMESWARAN PILLAI, VISHNU PRIYA, KUDAMALLOR, KOTTAYAM-686017. BY ADV. SRI.SHAJI P.CHALY SRI.R.SANJITH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001 2. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, VELLANIKKARA, TRICHUR.680 654 3. THE SENIOR DEPUTY COMPTROLLER, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY,VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR.680654 SC, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, SHRI K.P.MUJEEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 21631 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 8TH PETITIONER. EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 9TH PETITIONER. EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 10TH PETITIONER. EXT.P11 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION AND COMMUTATION OF PENSION ORDERS OF THE 11TH PETITIONER. EXT.P12 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 3/8/2010 EXT.P13 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17/8/2010 EXT.P14 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6/10/2010 EXT.P15 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 30/11/2010 EXT.P16 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 30/11/2010 EXT.P17 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 30/11/2010 EXT.P18 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 14/7/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER EXT.P19 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO.37807/2010 RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.21631/2011-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 1 st day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T All the petitioners herein have retired from the service of the second respondent-University. They have approached this Court seeking for appropriate direction to grant the legally entitled pensionery benefits due to them. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the University submitted that as regards the ninth petitioner, a cheque dated 24/08/11 for an amount of Rs.2,28,446/- has been issued and with regard to the payment towards the balance amount of Rs.1,61,751/-, the same will have to be collected from the Kumarakom Station by the ninth petitioner. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the ninth petitioner has not received any intimation so far. If that be so, appropriate intimation will be issued to the ninth petitioner and the cheque which has got ready will also be issued to him. W.P.(C). No.21631/2011 -:2:- 3. With regard to the remaining petitioners, the learned Standing Counsel submitted that some more time will be required. Learned counsel for the petitioners invited my attention to Ext.P19 Judgment of this Court in W.P.(C).No.37807/2010 wherein similarly placed persons had approached this Court and, this Court was pleased to dispose of the writ petition specifying a time limit. The last paragraph therein is extracted below. “7. Therefore, there will be a direction to the University to disburse the pensionery benefits to persons who have retired in the year 2009 within a period of two months and as far as payment of pension to the petitioners who have retired from service on 31/03/2010 is concerned, they will be disbursed pensionery benefits within a further period of two months. In the meanwhile, the Government will consider the requirement of the University for grant of additional funds, based on the requests made by the University and in the W.P.(C). No.21631/2011 -:3:- light of the directions issued above. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Going by the same, the period fixed for retirees of the year 2010 has not expired so far. Therefore, the same direction will govern this case also. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms