IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2008 / 6TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26009 of 2008(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.RUGMINI, (RETIRED CLERK), ERNAKULAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE PRINTING PRESS LTD.NO.E.119, ERNAKULAM)NOW RESIDING AT KUNNATH HOUSE, EROOR, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI SRI.O.K.MURALEEDHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, (GENERAL), ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-16. 4. THE ERNAKULAM DT.CO-OPERATIVE PRINTING PRESS LTD, NO.E.119, MILLS LANE ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-16 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT. 5. THE SECRETARY, THE ERNAKULAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE PRINTING PRESS LTD, NO.E.119, MILLS LANE ROAD, ERNAKULAM-682016. R1 TO R3 BY SR.GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.26009 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT Having regard to the nature of the order being issued hereunder, notice to respondents 4 and 5 is dispensed with, preserving their right to move for review of this judgment, if aggrieved. Learned senior Government Pleader appears for respondents 1 to 3. 2. Petitioner retired from the service of the 4th respondent, of which, 5th respondent is the secretary. The complaint of the petitioner is that though she retired in 2006, her retiral benefits have not yet been released. Though she attributes certain improper actions to the officers of the 4th respondent, including the 5th respondent, I am not impressed to entertain this writ petition on those grounds, as of now, since the third respondent has already issued directions to respondents 4 and 5 to take appropriate action. If respondents 4 and 5 do not take appropriate action to release the retiral benefits of the petitioner in accordance with law, the third respondent is the further WPC.26009/08 Page numbers authority to ensure that necessary follow up action is taken, including on account of disobedience of lawful directions issued by an officer, exercising the powers of the Registrar under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969. The third respondent is, hence, directed to ensure that the grievances of the petitioner is redressed within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of the writ petition, which the petitioner is directed to place before the third respondent. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.30/8.