IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2007 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 26961 of 2004(I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. L.CHELLACHAN, MANUVILAKOCHU VEEDU, KUTHIRACHIRA, PUNALUR P.O. 2. MANI, THINDILPUTHEN VEEDU, MUSAVARIKKUNNU, PUNALUR P.O. 3. BHASKARAN, VAIDASALA SADANAM, SASTHAMCONAM, PUNALUR. 4. RAJAN, CHARUVILA VEEDU, SASTHAMCONAM, PUNALUR. 5. KUNHIKUTTY S., CHARUVILA VEEDU, KALAYANODU, PUNALUR P.O. 6. BHAVANI, VENGAVILA VEEDU, KALLAR, NELLIPPALLY, PUNALUR P.O. 7. SAINABA, KUZHIVIL VEEDU, T.V.JUNCTION, PUNALUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN, ADV. SRI.K.JAGADEESH, ADV. SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- PUNALUR MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PUNALUR. BY ADV. SRI.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN, ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.26961/2004-I: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.A. NO. 797/1998, DTD. 15/12/1998 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P2.: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN O.P. NO. 32095/2001 DTD. 11TH MARCH 2002. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE RESPONDENT DTD. 05/06/2003. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.26961 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- i. To issue a writ, direction or order in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to disburse the arrears of salary and other financial benefits accrued pursuant to the regularisation and conferment of seniority with retrospective effect, pursuant to Exts.P3 and P4 to the petitioners forthwith. In case the consequential monetory benefits have not been granted to the petitioner there will be a direction to the respondent to disburse the same to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of the judgment, if not, the benefits shall carry interest at the rate of 12% and the officers responsible for the delay will be personally liable for the same. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.26961 of 2004 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 22nd November, 2007