IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2008 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 8520 of 2008(L) PETITIONER: P.KUNHIRAMAN, S/O.ODENAN, PATTUVAN HOUSE ERUVESSY P.O., CHEMBERI VIA., KANNUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY OFFICER KANNUR. 4. VETERINARY SURGEON VETERINARY DISPENSARY, CHEMPERI, KANNUR DIST. 5. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P(C)No.8520 of 2008 ------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this court, aggrieved by the delay in the disbursal of the retirement benefits due to him, who retired on 31.5.2007. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the pension papers relating to the petitioner was forwarded from the office of the 3rd respondent to the office of the 5th respondent. But, thereafter the records are missing. Obviously, the petitioner cannot be held responsible for the missing of the records. It is up to the 3rd respondent to reconstruct the pension papers in accordance with the Government Decision under Rule 146 (1) of Part III of the Kerala Service Rules. In the result, the 2nd respondent shall ensure that the service book of the petitioner and the pension papers are reconstructed within a period of two months from today and thereafter, forwarded to the 5th respondent. If there are amounts, the entitlement of which is not disputed, it is open to the petitioner to move WP(C)No.8520/08 :: 2 :: the 2nd respondent independently in which case, orders shall be passed as regards the disbursal of the same, without awaiting the orders of sanction from the office of the 5th respondent. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy// P.S. To Judge