IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 20797 of 2006(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.R.CHANDRA BABU S/O.LATE MADHAVAN PILLAI, AGED 51 YEARS, KILLTHATTUVILA VEEDU, KODUVAZHANNOOR PO, KILIMANOOR, TRIVANDRUM DIST, WORKING AS CHEMIST, HEALTH SERVICE DEPT., PUBLIC HEALTH LABORTARIES, TRIVANDRUM BY ADV. SMT.A.G.ANEETHA SMT.K.R.KRISHNAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, SERETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM 2. THE DIRECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MS.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------ WP(C) No.20797 of 2006 -------------------------- Dated, this the 25th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T What is sought for in this writ petition is to direct the respondents to grant voluntary retirement and the benefits due to the petitioner. 2. In the counter affidavit, it is stated thus:- “It is respectfully submitted that in the light of the report of the Medical Board the disciplinary proceedings initated against the petitioner has been dropped. So the Pension Sanctioning Authority i.e. Director of Health Services will take necessary action for granting invalid pension by invoking the provision contained in Rule 42 of the Part-III of the Kerala Service Rules.” As requested by the learned counsel for the petitioner, recording the aforesaid statement in the counter affidavit, this writ petition is closed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg