T.C.JOSEPH v. THE STATE OF KERALA
Court: High Court of Kerala
Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
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Case summary
High Court of Kerala judgment dated 2020-12-16. T.C.JOSEPH v. THE STATE OF KERALA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 25TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 WP(C). No. 23048 OF 2020(E) T. C. JOSEPH AGED 58 YEARS S/O. CHACKO, THURUTHUPUNCHAYIL HOUSE, KANJIRAMATTOM (VIA), AMBALLOOR P. O, ERNAKULAM-682 315 BY ADVS. SRI. JOHN VIPIN SHRI. SUNIL KUMAR A. G THE STATE OF KERALA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES (WC-C) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.
FINANCE MANAGER AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, HEAD OFFICE, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033 ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WS SUB DIVISION, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THALASSERY-670 101 ACCOUNTS OFFICER ESTABLISHMENT, FINANCE WING, JALABHAVAN, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033 INTERNAL AUDITOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033 BY ADV. SMT. MARY BENJEMIN-SC SRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN - SR. GP PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16. 12. 2020, THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C). No. 23048 OF 2020(E) J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court seeking that respondents 2 and 3 be directed to sanction and disburse his pension and other pensionary benefits to him within a time frame. 2. When this matter was considered today, Smt.
Mary Benjamin, learned Standing Counsel for the Water Authority, submitted that a Memo has been filed on record, wherein, the pension payment order dated 11. 12. 2020 has been produced. She therefore, prayed that no further reliefs may be granted to the petitioner. 3. On hearing the learned Standing Counsel for the Water Authority as afore, Sri. A. G. Sunil Kumar, submitted that his client is also challenging the quantum of the pension, since certain liabilities have been illegally fixed against him. 4. Even though I hear the learned counsel for the petitioner as afore, the fact remains that there is no specific challenge in this writ petition to such effect and I am of the view that if the petitioner is so desirous, he must approach this Court WP(C). No. 23048 OF 2020(E) appropriately through a new writ petition. Reserving the afore liberty to the petitioner, I dispose of this petition recording the submissions of Smt.
Mary Benjamin as afore and consequently directing the Kerala Water Authority to disburse the retiral benefits to the petitioner as per the afore mentioned order dated 11. 12. 2020 as expeditiously as is possible but not later than three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. SD/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN rp JUDGE WP(C). No. 23048 OF 2020(E) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF SERVICE BOOK VOL-I PAGE NO. 33 AND VOL. II PAGE 19. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 12. 03. 2019 SUBMITTED TO 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTERNO. E1-999/02 DATED 29. 04. 2019 ISSUED FROM THE OFFICE OF 4TH RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF U. O NOTENO. KWA/HO/IA W 10100/2016 DATED 21. 02. 2019 OF 6TH RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF REPLY DTD. 20. 05. 2019 SUBMITTEDTO 4TH RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 24. 09. 2019 ISSUED BY 4TH RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF REPLY DATED 09. 10.
2019 SUBMITTED TO 4TH RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO. KWA/CE/CR/KOCHI/E2-4562/05 DATED 28. 07. 2017 ISSUED BY CHIEF ENGINEER.
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