IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2010 / 15TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 23944 of 2010(P) ------------------------ PETITIONER : ----------------- P.P.HARIHARAN, AGED 60, S/O.PAPPU, NIKARTHIL HOUSE, PALLURUTHY. (RETD. SWEEPER, CORPORATION OF KOCHI) BY ADVS. SRI.K.S.MADHUSOODANAN SRI. T.V. JAYAKUMAR NAMBOODIRI SRI. THUSHAR NIRMAL SARATHY SRI. M.M. VINOD KUMAR SMT. K.M. RAMYA SRI. P.K. RAKESH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY OF COCHIN CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM. *ADDITIONAL R3 IMPLEADED 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF LOCAL FUND AUDIT, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, ERNAKULAM. * IMPLEADED AS ADDITIONAL 3RD RESPONDENT AS PER ORDER IN I.A. NO. 12612/2010 DATED 14/09/2010 R2 BY ADV. S. REMESH BABU, SC R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ============= W.P.(C). No.23944 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 7th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired employee of the Cochin Corporation, who retired from service on 31-03-2010 on attaining the age of 60 years. Petitioner is aggrieved by non disbursal of retirement benefits due to the petitioner. 2. Originally, the Corporation took the stand that they could not disburse the retirement benefits since approval has not been granted by the Local Fund Audit Department. Therefore, I directed the Government Pleader to get instructions from the Deputy Director, Local Fund Audit, Ernakulam as to the present position of the matter pending before him. Learned Government Pleader today submits that authorization for payment of retirement benefits due to the petitioner has already been forwarded by the Local Fund Audit, to the Cochin Corporation. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the Cochin W.P.(C). No.23944 OF 2010 2 Corporation submits that the retirement benefits due to the petitioner would be disbursed within two months. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to disburse the retirement benefits due to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible at any rate within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. pm