IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2008 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 12698 of 2004(J) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- K.NATARAJAN, ANUPAMA, PUTHIYAVILA P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT (RETIRED DEPUTY COLLECTOR (RR) STATE REVENUE SERVICE) BY ADV. SRI.K.HARILAL RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONERATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 5. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY. 6. CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD. 7. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED ANZAR BY ADV. SRI.K.R.SADASIVAN NAIR - R5 & 6 SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC, KSEB - R5 & 6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.12698/2004 J APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DTD. 18/01/1989 SENT BY THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER DIVISION OFFICE TO THE DIST. COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 23/01/96 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO 6TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 23/2/2001 SENT BY PETITIONER. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 18/06/2001 SENT BY 6TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 13/11/2001 SENT BY DIST. COLLECTOR, KOLLAM TO THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE PENSION DEPARTMENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 31/10/02 SENT BY PETITIONER TO THE COMMISSIONER (LR) TRIVANDRUM. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 28/11/2002 SENT BY ADDL.REVENUE COMMISSIONER TO THE DIST.COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 20/09/91 SENT BY DIST.COLLECTOR, KOLLAM TO DIST. COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 12698 OF 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2008. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction compelling and commanding the respondents to disburse petitioner's pensionary benefits for the period from 10.07.1972 to 30.07.1984, the period in which he worked in the service of 6th respondent. Learned Government Pleader referring to the exhibits submits that the service book is missing. It is more than four years now. In case the service book is missing, there will be a direction to the second respondent to take steps to reconstruct the service book and do the needful considering the prior service rendered by the petitioner as certified by the competent authority. The entire process shall be completed within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioner. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp