IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 17TH OCTOBER 2011 / 25TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 27353 of 2011(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- G. VISWAMBARAN, S/O. GANGADHARAN, STORE KEEPER (RETIRED FROM THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM.) RESIDING AT VRINDAVANAM, KIDAPURAM NORTH, PERUNGALAM.P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SMT.THARA THAMBAN SRI.B.BIPIN SMT.REVATHY P.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERLA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR(EDUCATION), ERNAKULAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-682030. 4. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL(A&E) KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. BY SRI. M.A. FAYAZ, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.27353/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 12-8-2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.27353 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired as Store Keeper from the office of the Deputy Director of Education, Ernakulam on 30.11.1994. The grievance raised herein is regarding non reckoning of two years, six months and 13 days of his service for granting pension and other benefits. It appears that the above period was not counted for pension alleging that there is a break in service for want of vacancy. Various grounds have been stated in the writ petition. 2. Ext.P2 is the representation filed by the petitioner which is addressed to the Government, Accountant General (A&E) and the Deputy Director of Education, Ernakulam. It is upto the appropriate authority to take a decision on Ext.P2 representation within a time frame. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P2 representation, after notice to the petitioner, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of W.P.(C) No.27353/2011 2 this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp