IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C) No. 8979 of 2007(R)
1. V.K.RADHAKRISHNAN,MANAPPAURATHU HOUSE,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION,
... Respondent
2. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER,DIRECTORATE OF
3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE
4. THE PRINCIPAL T.K.M.M COLLEGE,
For Petitioner :SRI.R.REJI
For Respondent :SRI.B.RENJITHKUMAR
The Hon'ble MR. Justice A.K.BASHEER
Dated :19/06/2007
O R D E R
A.K.BASHEER,J
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W.P.(C).No.8979 of 2007
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Dated this the 19th day of June,2007
JUDGMENT
Petitioner is a retired Selection Grade Lecturer. His
grievance is that a sum of Rs.8,520/- which was credited to his
Provident Fund Account bearing No.1217, has not yet been
released to him though more than five years have elapsed after
his retirement. He prays for appropriate orders for
disbursement of the said amount with interest. According to the
petitioner, the total amount payable with interest would now
come to Rs.12,850/-.
2. Learned Government Pleader after getting
instructions, submits that the Principal of the institution had
remitted the above sum of Rs.8,520/- to the Provident Fund
Account of the petitioner only on July 25, 2002, three months
after the retirement of the petitioner. In his communication
dated June 1, 2007, it is informed by the Director that interest
cannot be granted to the petitioner after submitting the closure
application and therefore petitioner would not be eligible to get
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interest. He further informed that the Dearness Allowance
arrear will be released soon after receipt of the schedule counter
signed by the Deputy Director of Collegiate Education, Kollam.
Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction
to respondents 1 to 3 to ensure that the sum of Rs.8,520/- lying
to the credit of the petitioner in his Provident Fund account and
arrears of Dearness Allowance if any payable to the petitioner
shall be disbursed to him as expeditiously as possible, at any
rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this
judgment. It shall be ensured by respondent No.3 that he
counter signs the payment schedule and forwards the same to
the competent authority forthwith.
A.K.BASHEER,JUDGE
dvs