IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2008 / 20TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 15600 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.K. ALI, S/O. KUNHABDULLA, PENSIONER, RESIDING AT KHAMAR MAHAL, POST CHEMMARATHUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, KERALA. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNAN SRI.R.PARTHASARATHY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS,TRIVANDRUM 2. THE SECRETARY, CALICUT CORPORATION, CALICUT. 3. STATE OF KERALA WITH ADDRESS FOR SERVICE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN,SC,KOZHIKODE CORP FOR R.2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.15600 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th August, 2008 J U D G M E N T I have heard Sri.B.Krishnan, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Smt.M.R. Sreelatha, the learned Government Pleader appearing on notice for respondents 1 and 3 and Sri.P.V.Kunhikrishnan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent. 2. The petitioner is a pensioner. He retired from service as Assistant Executive Engineer from the Calicut Corporation on 31.5.2005 on attaining the age of superannuation. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though he has been paid pension and other terminal benefits, the DCRG payable to him has not been disbursed so far. When this writ petition came up for admission on 30.7.2008, the learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents 1 and 3 submitted that DCRG has been sanctioned to the petitioner as per order dated 11.7.2008. W.P ( C) No.15600 of 2008 2 3. Today when the case was heard, the learned standing counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent submitted that there was no delay on the part of the said respondent in forwarding the pension papers and that the delay in disbursing the DCRG occurred at the hands of the State Government. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. In view of the fact that there is no impediment in the disbursement of the DCRG payable to the petitioner and as the Government have admittedly passed an order on 11.7.2008, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to disburse the DCRG payable to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The claim of the petitioner for interest due to delayed payment of the DCRG is left open. He may work out his remedies regarding his claim for interest in other appropriate proceedings. (P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.15600 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No.15600 of 2008 4