IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2008 / 24TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 6866 of 2008(P) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- R.VASUDEVAN PILLAI, AGED 56 YEARS S/O. SRI. RAGHAVAN PILLAI, BIJU BHAVANAM, CHUNAKARA SOUTH, CHARUMMOODU P.O.,ALAPPUZHA. (EX-OPERATOR H.G., WSP SUB DIVISION, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, MAVELIKKARA) BY ADV. SRI.M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN, SC, KWA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.6866/2008 P APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: N I L RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO. 6866 of 2008 --------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of July, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala Water Authority on 30.4.2007. His grievance is that the retirement benefits due to him have not been disbursed to him. Even provisional pension has not been disbursed. What has been sanctioned and disbursed is only the minimum pension. 2. A statement has been filed on behalf of the respondents contending as follows:- “ The payment of pensionary claims viz. pension, DCRG and CVP will be authorised immediately on receipt of the details/documents from the pension sanctioning authority,ie. Executive Engineer. However, it is informed that direction has been given to the pension sanction authority i.e. Executive Engineer, P.H.Division, Alappuzha to sanction provisional pension to the petitioner immediately. “ 3. The above submission is recorded. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondents to see that the WPC.6866 /2008 2 benefits due to the petitioner by way of pension, DCRG and other retirement benefits is sanctioned and disbursed in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V. GIRI, JUDGE. Pmn/