IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 5027 of 2009(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- RETNAKUMAR.C.K, SUB GROUP OFFICER (RETD), PARAPPADAM DEVASWOM, RESIDING AT CHEMPADIL HOUSE, VELOOR, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.KRISHNAKUMAR (CHERTHALA) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOTTAYAM. ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R1-3 SRI.P.GOPAL FOR R1-3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.5027 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 8th April,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service on 21.3.2007 as Sub Group Officer Gr.I. Presently, the complaint raised in the writ petition is that the respondents have not sanctioned and disbursed the retirement benefits including pension, leave surrender benefits, arrears of salary etc. due to him. 2, Respondents have filed a statement wherein it is pointed out that the petitioner had been working as Sub Group Officer in different Devaswoms. Accounts maintained in each temples were being verified and it is revealed from the verification of the accounts that different items of liabilities are pending to be cleared by him. Ultimately by Exhibit-R2 (d) communication addressed to the Devaswom Commissioner, the Devaswom Board has directed him to take urgent steps to realise the amounts towards the liability from him and W.P ( C) No.5027 of 2009 2 to keep in abeyance the disbursement of pension and other benefits to him in the meanwhile. 3. In the light of the above position, it is up to the Devaswom Commissioner to take appropriate action with notice to the petitioner. Petitioner will be given a detailed notice in the matter before finalising the liability against him. Each of the components of liability should be communicated to him and sufficient time should be given for perusing the records and to file objections. The same will be finalised within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Pending finalisation of the same, the pension papers will be processed and the amount admissible as pension and other benefits will be sanctioned. But the disbursement of the said benefits will be only after the finalisation of the liability and subject to adjustment towards liability. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.5027 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.5027 of 2009 4