IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH APRIL 2011 / 29TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 12394 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A. ABDUL SALIM, INSPECTOR, PARASSALA DEPOT, RETD. ON 31/03/2011, SARASANANDAM, OPPOSITE MOSQUE, PARASSALA.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.12394 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of April, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. According to him, he retired as an Inspector from the Parassala Depot of the respondent on 31.3.2011 on attaining superannuation. The marriage of the petitioner's daughter was conducted on 17.4.2011. In connection with the marriage of the petitioner's daughter, the petitioner has incurred substantial liabilities, which he wants to liquidate, as early as possible. Unless the amount of retirement benefits due to the petitioner are paid immediately, he would not be able to tide over his financial difficulties. Therefore, the petitioner has submitted Exhibit P3 representation to the Managing Director of the respondent requesting for an out of turn disbursement of his retirement benefits. He complains that no orders have been passed thereon, till date. It is his further case that this Court has granted out of turn disbursement of retirement benefits in other deserving cases, as evidenced by Exhibit P4. The petitioner, therefore, seeks a similar order in this Writ Petition also. WP(C) No.12394/11 - 2 - 2. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent-Corporation submits that the genuineness of the need that has been put forth by the petitioner has to be ascertained before an out of turn disbursement of the retirement benefits could be made. Therefore, it is prayed that no orders directing the disbursement of retirement benefits be issued without first ascertaining the genuineness of the need. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider Exhibit P3 representation of the petitioner, after ascertaining the genuineness of the need that has been put forth by the petitioner by the conduct of a proper enquiry and if the need is found to be genuine, to disburse the retirement benefits due to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE vgs