IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 23RD MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 12381 of 2008(Y) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.R.VIJAYALAKSHMI, AGED 57 YEARS, RETIRED PRINCIPAL, SREEDHANYA HOUSE, THIRUMARADY P.O., KOOTHATTUKULAM, PIN-686 687. BY ADV. SRI.JIMMY GEORGE (VATTATHARA) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVT. EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. T. T. MUHAMMED THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P. (C) NO. 12381 OF 2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 02.08.2006 ISSUED BY THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, TRIVANDRUM EXT. P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 24.8.2006 EXT. P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 26.3.2007 ISSUED BY THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, TRIVANDRUM. EXT. P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 05.07.2007 ISSUED BY THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, TRIVANDRUM EXT. P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 19.9.2007 /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 12381 of 2008-Y --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th February, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired Principal from Vocational Higher Secondary School, Thirumarary, on 30.6.2006. According to the petitioner the 2nd respondent is duty bound to issue No Objection Certificate for payment of gratuity due to the petitioner sanctioned and recommended by the 2nd respondent himself. In spite of her repeated requests, it is stated that the 2nd respondent has not taken any steps to issue the Non Liability Certificate or L.C and the delay in issuing the same results in considerable delay in payment of gratuity due to the petitioner. 2. In the statement filed by the 2nd respondent, it is stated that the NLC have been received from four institutions and three more institutions had to issue NLC/LC. It is stated that to claim DCRG consolidated NLC/LC is to be issued by 2nd respondent, which is possible only after NLC from all institutions specified above have been received. It is also stated that these institutions have been addressed by the 2nd respondent for issue of LC/NLC without delay. In the circumstances, the 2nd respondent shall expedite the steps and make effort to receive the NLC/LC without further delay. No other orders are necessary. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE ab 2 ab 3 4 5