IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2010 / 15TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36494 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.V.RAJAMMA, W/O. VIGNESWARAN, ATTENDER GRADE-II, TALUK HEAD QUARTERS HOSPITAL, PEERUMED. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.P.P.BIJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, IDUKKI. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT, TALUK HEADQUARTERS HOSPITAL, PEERUMED, IDUKKI. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.36494 of 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Grade II Attender attached to the Taluk Head Quarters Hospital under the respondent. Her complaint is that she is not being paid salary from August 2009. Therefore, she seeks a direction for the release of her salary due from August 2009 onwards. 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the salary of the petitioner for the month of August 2009 was disbursed in September 2009. The salary for the subsequent months are kept in the office, but have not been disbursed because the petitioner has not attended the office. The counsel for the petitioner on the other hand points out that the petitioner is a person who is attending office regularly and that the reason for non- W.P.(C)No.36494/2009 2 payment that is put forth by the Government now is not sustainable. I do not propose to go into the correctness of the assertions that are made before me. However, I feel that the Writ Petition itself can be disposed of directing the second respondent to disburse the salary of the petitioner which is admittedly kept in the office, immediately. This Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of directing the second respondent to disburse the salary of the petitioner from September 2009 onwards immediately on the petitioner reporting for duty. All other contentions raised in this Writ Petition are left open. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/