IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 12044 of 2010(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. SREEKANTAN NAIR.K., VARIKKACHERIMELE PUTHEN VEEDU, KIDAYARAKONAM, VENPAKAL P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVANDRUM. 2. VINOD.R, VARUVILA VEEDU, KODUNGANOOR P.O., VATTIYOORKAVU, TRIVANDRUM. 3. HARIKUMAR.S, S.S.BHAVAN, K.P.12/567, VADAKKE VEEDU, N.C.C.ROAD, PEROORKKADA P.O., TRIVANDRUM-5. 4. SIVAKUMAR.S, LALITH, KP XI/145, N.C.C.ROAD, RAMAPURAM LANE, PEROORKKADA P.O., TRIVANDRUM-5. 5. MYDHEEN KANNU.P, TC-35/937, PUTHEN ROAD JN., VALLAKKADAVU P.O., TRIVANDRUM-8. BY ADVS. SMT.K.A.SANJEETHA, SRI.ANEESH JOSEPH. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- KERALA STATE AUDIO-VISUAL AND REPROGRAPHIC CENTRE, VATTIYOORKKAVU, TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY ADVS. SRI.B.S.KRISHNAN,SC, K.S.A.V.R.C. SRI.K.ANAND (A.201), SMT.LATHA KRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NBO.12044/2010 E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.KSAVRC/13418/08 OF RESPONDENT DTD. 7/05/2009. P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER DTD. 29/09/2009. P3: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.KSAVRC/13418/06 OF RESPONDENT DTD. 6/2/2009. P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER DTD. 29/09/2009. P5: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.KSAVRC/1348/06 OF RESPONDENT DTD. 20/08/2009. P6: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER DTD. 29/09/2009. P7: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.KSAVRC/13418/06/ACTS OF RESPONDENT DTD. 20/08/2009. P8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 4TH PETITIONER DTD. 29/09/2009. P9: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.KSAVRC/5410/08 OF RESPONDENT DTD. 09/06/2008. P10: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE 5TH PETITIONER DTD. 9/12/2009. P11: COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN KERALA KOUMUDI DAILY DTD. 25/08/2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.12044 of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 16th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners were retrenched from the services of the respondent. In this writ petition, what they claim is arrears of salary due to them for the period prior to their retrenchment, and the relief sought is that such amounts should be ordered to be paid within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent submits that the respondent is awaiting financial assistance from Government of Kerala and that the same is likely to be disbursed within six months. On this basis, he seeks six months time for settlement of the claim of the petitioners. Having regard to the submissions made by both sides, directing the respondent to settle the monetary claim of the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six months of production of a copy of this judgment, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg