IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 16TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4198 of 2008(Y) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ C.N.REGHUNANDANAN, RESIDING AT NANDANAM, THRIPPUNITHURA P.O. ERNAKULAM (RETD.SECRETARY, KOTTAYAM CO-OPERATIVE AGRL.AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK, KOTTAYAM). BY ADV. SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES PENSION BOARD, KALA NIVAS, TC 27/156 CHINMAYA LANE, TRIVANDRUM-1 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. KOTTAYAM CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD.NO.K.48 KOTTAYAM-686001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 BY ADV. SRI. P.V. MOHANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2008 ALONG WITH WPC NO. 4233/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. ================================== W.P.(C)Nos.4198 & 4233 of 2008 ================================== Dated this the 5th day of February, 2008. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for the Pension Board. 2. Petitioners in these writ petitions are employees of two different Co-operative Societies. But the nature of the relief claimed by them is similar. Hence, this common judgment. 3. After their retirement, the petitioners contend that they are entitled to pensionary benefits as also certain payments from the Group Gratuity Scheme, in one case. The writ petitions are filed alleging that their claims are not being considered expeditiously. WPC4198&4233/08 -:2:- In the result, the competent among the respondents in these writ petitions will take up the applications of the respective petitioners for pension or for payment from the Group Gratuity Scheme, as the case may be, and pass appropriate orders within an outer limit of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If amounts are found due, the same shall also be disposed of without further delay. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. sl.