IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 38441 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ P.S.MANI, S/O. LATE SANKARAN, SCHOOL PARAMBU, VATTEKUNNAM, NORTH EDAPPALLY, KOCHI-22. BY ADVS. SRI.SANTHOSH G. PRABHU SRI.S.KANNAN SMT.S.RAKHEE SMT.K.S.SANGEETHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. CORPORATION OF COCHIN, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PARK AVENUE ROAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN-682 022. 2. THE HEALTH OFFICER, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, PARK AVENUE ROAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN-682 022. *3. ADDL. R3 IMPLEADED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND AUDIT, ERNAKULAM. * ADDL. R3 IS IMPLEADED SUO MOTU AS PER ORDER DATED 11.1.2011 IN W.P.(C) ADV. SRI.C.M.SURESH BABU,SC,COCHIN CORPORATI FOR R1 & 2 GOVT.PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH FOR ADDL R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: kp S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 38441 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T After 13 years of service under the 1st respondent Corporation, the petitioner retired from service on 31.07.2010. The petitioner has filed this writ petition with the grievance that the retirement benefits due to the petitioner have not been disbursed to him yet. Since the standing counsel for the Corporation took the stand that it is because of want of verification by the Local Fund Auditor that the balance retirement benefits due to the petitioner could not be disbursed, I directed the Government Pleader to get instructions as to whether the retirement benefits due to the petitioner have been sanctioned by the Deputy Director of Local Fund Audit. The learned Government Pleader today submits that the verification was completed and the report was sent to the Corporation on 11.02.2011. The standing counsel for the Corporation seeks further time W.P.(C)No. 38441 of 2010 -2- to pay off the balance retirement benefits due to the petitioner. Having heard all parties, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to disburse the balance retirement benefits due to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/