IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2009 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 27724 of 2008(A) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ BALAKRISHNAN A.V., RETIRED DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SRI SAI PURAM, PAYENGADI P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.E.N.VISHNU NAMBOODIRI, MR.N.N.ELAYATH, MR.VINOY VARGHESE KALLUMOOTTILL, MR.ROY THOMAS (MUVATTUPUZHA). RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. ANOTNY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.27724/2008 A APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE CHARGE MEMO DTD. 29/09/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPLY DTD. 6/11/2007 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE SAID CHARGE MEMO. EXT.P3: COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF G.O.(P) 185/2002 DTD. 27/03/2007. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE GRATUITY PAYMENT ORDER DTD.7/08/2008 ISSUED BY THE SR.ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL ( A & E), KERALA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.27724 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 24th March,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service as Deputy Collector, Kottayam on 31.12.2007. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to disburse the DCRG after issuing NLC. Along with I.A No.4155 of 2009, the petitioner has produced Exhibit-P4 dated 7.8.2008 by which an amount of Rs.3,30,000/- has been sanctioned towards DCRG. 2. Learned Government Pleader produced before me for perusal a letter dated 23.3.2009 issued on behalf of the District Collector stating that it has been decided to issue the NLC to the petitioner. Therefore, the NLC will be issued within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the petitioner will be allowed to draw the amount in accordance with the NLC issued. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma 2 3