IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2011 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 11486 of 2011(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.S.PURUSHAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS (RETIRED), COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM, QUARTER NO.B.20/78, H.N.L., NEWSPRINT NAGAR P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SMT.I.SHEELA DEVI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF SERUVEY & LAND RECORDS, DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 11486 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 8th day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service as a Deputy Director of Survey and Land Records, on 31.7.2007. The petitioner's grievance is that because of the pendency of disciplinary proceedings, the petitioner's retirement benefits, except provisional pension, have not been disbursed yet. The petitioner, therefore, seeks a direction to the respondents to see that the disciplinary proceedings are completed expeditiously. The petitioner further submits that earlier the petitioner had obtained Ext.P1 judgment in respect of the same and in Ext.P3 order in Contempt Case (C).No. 845/2010, it was submitted therein that the disciplinary proceedings have been finalised with a proposal to reduce pension of the petitioner by issuing a show cause notice, orders in which are yet to be passed. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to see that the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner are taken to its logical conclusion, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Retirement benefits due to the petitioner, depending on the orders to be passed shall be disbursed to the petitioner within a further period of one month therefrom. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge