IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI SATURDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2007 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 31088 of 2007(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M. JANARDHANAN, S/O.M.KUTTYKRISHNAN NAIR MECHERRY HOUSE, KOTTAPPURAM ROAD, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.SREEJITH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE COMMANDANT, SPECIAL ARMED POLICE, BATTALION, OOLAMPARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J --------------------------------------------- WP(C) No.31088 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner joined the 2nd Battalion of Special Armed Police as a Recruit Police Constable on 5.6.1963. He contends that after completion of training he was appointed as police constable on 17.9.1966. He along with certain other constables of the same battalion was deputed to Nagaland. Thereafter he was discharged from service on 25.6.1968. He later joined the Co-operative department as a last grade employee and subsequently changed to the revenue department. He retired as a village officer on 31.1.1995. According to him, certain benefits are granted under Ext.P2 Government order to Constables who rendered service in Nagaland. He has made his claim before the third respondent under Ext.P3. After having heard the learned Government Pleader and also the counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to look into Ext.P3 and consider whether the petitioner is entitled to get the benefits covered by Ext.P2 Government order. After hearing the petitioner, the third respondent shall take appropriate decision within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. V.GIRI, JUDGE csl WPC35344/2007 2