IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2009 / 23RD POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1233 of 2009(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.C. ABRAHAM, (DRIVER, TOURISM DEPARTMENT (RTD.)), KOCHIKUNNEL, KATTACHIRA.P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.HARIKRISHNAN RAVINDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF TOURISM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1233/2009-V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 13th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was employed as driver in the Department of Tourism and he retired from service on 30/06/2006 after completing 25 years of service. It is stated that he was entitled to draw travelling allowance to the tune of paise 10 per km. and for every overnight journey he was entitled for Rs.50/- per day in addition. It is stated that from October 1996, no amount was being disbursed towards travelling allowance and other items of allowance which he was entitled to receive inspite of the fact that he had been forwarding the relevant documents from time to time. Pointing out the delay in the matter and seeking for appropriate action, he has filed Ext.P1 before the first respondent and Ext.P2 before the second respondent. There will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. If any sanction from the Government is required, the first respondent will see that sanction is obtained without any further delay, and the amounts which are legally due to the petitioner shall be disbursed expeditiously. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms