IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST 2009 / 4TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 22736 of 2009(J) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- K.SASIDHARAN NAIR, S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI, AGED 55 YEARS, RETIRED, LAVANOM SAMPATHY, LAST GRADE EMPLOYEE, THIRVANMANDOOR DEVASWOM, RESIDING AT PUNNUMTHADATHIL, VEMPALA P.O., THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.SAJITH KUMAR V. SRI.RINOY JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. ACCOUNTS OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVALLA. ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.P.GOPAL FOR R1-R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No. 22736 of 2009-J ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 26th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.V.Sajith Kumar, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.Gopal, the learned standing counsel for the Travancore Devaswom Board. 2. The petitioner retired from service on 30.9.2008 while he was working as a last grade employee in Thirvanmandoor Devaswom in Thiruvalla Group of Temples. The grievance voiced by him in this writ petition is that though nearly one year has passed after he retired from service, the terminal benefits have not so far been sanctioned or disbursed. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Travancore Devaswom Board submits that the petitioner's entitlement for grant of time bound higher grade on completion of 23 years of service is being examined and that pensionary benefits can W.P.(C) No.22736/2009-J - 2 - be finally determined only after a decision in that regard is taken. He submits that the Board will fix and pay terminal benefits which petitioner is entitled within three months from today. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the competent authority to fix and pay terminal benefits due to the petitioner expeditiously and at any rate, within three months from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. dkr / TRUE COPY / PA TO JUDGE.