IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2008 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 16115 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.RAMACHANDRAN, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O LATE. E.KANNAN NAIR, RTD.TYPIST, PATHANADDUKKA, KOTTOOR.P.O, MULLERIYA, KASARAGOD DIST.671542. BY ADV. SRI.K.SHRI HARI RAO SMT.N.SHOBHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES PENSION BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, T-C, NO.156/57, P.B.NO.85, AYURVEDA COLLEGE JUNCTION, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE KASARAGOD CO-OPERATIVE AND PROCESSING SOCIETY LTD., FF NO.104, P.O. VIDHYANAGAR, KASARAGOD-671123 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KASARAGOD. 4. CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES WELFARE BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. R1 BY ADV.SRI.P.V.MOHANAN, SC R3 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(C).No.16115 of 2008-R = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 30th day of May, 2008. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned standing counsel for the first respondent and the learned Senior Government Pleader for the third respondent. Notice to respondents 2 and 4 is dispensed with preserving right to move this Court for review of this judgment, if aggrieved. On his retirement from the service of the second respondent, the petitioner has certain statutory entitlements to retiral benefits, including pension. Every employer has a statutory and public duty to comply with the requisite formalities in the matter of processing due pension and other retiral benefits. The second respondent society is, therefore, directed to WP(C)16115/2008 -: 2 :- take up any request of the petitioner for retiral benefits, including pension and forward the necessary papers, if they are proper, to the first respondent for appropriate and prompt action. Such action will also be taken in relation to the claims which have to be processed by other authorities. Let the needful be done within an outer limit of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/030608