IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2008 / 18TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20668 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.BALASUBRAHMANIAN, MUSLIAYATH HOUSE, CHITTALLOOR P.O., MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PULIKKOOL ABUBACKER SRI.SUDHEESH.A. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GP SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).20668/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 9th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner was appointed as Village Officer in the year 2001 and he retired from service in 2007. According to the petitioner, he should rightly have been appointed in the year 1986 and the delay in the appointment is not attributable to the petitioner. 5½ years of service rendered by the petitioner is not sufficient to qualify him for pension and therefore, the petitioner has sought for ex-gratia pension. He has submitted Ext.P2 in this regard before the Land Revenue Commissioner. 2. Assuming that there was a delay in the appointment of the petitioner, due to reasons which are not attributable to the petitioner, only the Government can take a decision on the application for ex-gratia pension. 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to forward Ext.P2 to the fourth respondent within one month from the date of receipt of a W.P.(C).20668/2008 2 copy of this judgment. Thereafter, the petitioner may supplement the representation before the Government and Government shall take a decision on the petitioner's application, within three months thereafter. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs