IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2010 / 11TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 26421 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------- K.S.KUMARAN, THEKKEDATHUPARAMPU, ARPOOKARA EAST PO, KOTTAYAM -8 BY ADVS. SRI.SURIN GEORGE IPE SRI.SAJU JOSE RESPONDENT : --------------- KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY KOTTAYAM 686 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY BY ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.26421 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service of the Kottayam Municipality on 31.03.2010. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the Death cum Retirement Gratuity and pensionary benefits due to the petitioner have not been disbursed to the petitioner. The counsel for the Municipality submits that the retirement benefits have not been disbursed only because of paucity of funds and that the Municipality would require 4 months time to pay the retirement benefits due to the petitioner. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent Municipality to disburse retirement benefits due to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible at any rate within two months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE mns