N.Babu v. The Kerala Agricultural University
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015/18TH POUSHA, 1936 ---------------------------- PETITIONERS:
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1. N.BABU, PERMANENT LABOURER (RETIRED), BS NO. 3067, INSTRUCTIOINAL FARM, VELLAYANI, RESIDING AT VARUVILA PUTHANVEEDU, KAKKAMOOLA KALLIYOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, - 695 042.
2. RATNAKARAN MANAMUKKU K.
PERMANENT LABOURER (RETIRED), B.S NO. 3068 INSTRUCTIONAL FARM, VELLAYANI RESIDING AT MANAMUKKU VEEDU, KAKKAMOOLA KALLIYOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 042.
3. MANIYAN KANNARATHALAKKAL, PERMANENT LABOURER (RETIRED), B.S. NO. 3082 INSTRUCTIONAL FARM, VELLAYANI RESIDING AT CHARUVILA PUTHENVEEDU, PALAPOORU VELLAYANI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 522
4. C. RAJAMMA, PERMANENT LABOURER (RETIRED), B.S NO. 3073 INSTRUCTIONAL FARM, VELLAYANI RESIDING AT CHARUVILA VEEDU, MATTACAUD P.O.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 009.
BY ADVS.SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.DEEPU LAL MOHAN SMT.S.LEENA SRI.K.S.PRENJITH KUMAR RESPONDENTS:
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1. THE KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR - 680656 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR.
2. THE REGISTRAR KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA THRISSUR- 680 656.
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3. THE COMPTROLLER, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA THRISSUR - 680 656.
4. THE PROFESSOR AND HEAD INSTRUCTIONAL FARM, VELLAYANI THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 522.
R1 TO R4 BY SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC, KAU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-012015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE IST PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 11/09/2014. EXHIBIT-P2TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMET ORDER OF THE 2ND PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 11/09/2014 EXHIBIT-P3TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 3RD PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 29/10/2014. EXHIBIT-P4TRUE COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD OF THE 4TH PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT-P5TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P(C) 13277/2014 DATED 04/07/2014.
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL True copy P.A. To Judge
C.K. ABDUL REHIM, J.
------------------------------------------------- W.P.(c) No. 33594 OF 2014-Y ------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 8th DAY OF JANUARY, 2015.
J U D G M E N T
The petitioners are retired employees of the 1st respondent University. They are approaching this court seeking direction for disbursement of DCRG, Commuted value of Pension etc.
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It is noticed that identical writ petitions were disposed of by this court through judgment in W.P (c) No.27285/2013 and connected cases. Wherein the 1st respondent University was directed to formulate a priority list of employees retired as on the date of that judgment to whom payment of terminal benefits due based on their date of retirement has to be disbursed. Eligible amounts due to the persons included in the list was directed to paid within a period of 2 months to 6 months, from the date of the above said judgment onwards. University was further directed to start payment of the amounts included in the list within an outer limit of 6 months from the date of the said judgment.
W.P.(c) No. 33594/2014 -23.
This court is of the opinion that the respondent University can be directed to settle the claims of the petitioners in accordance with the priority as directed in the above said case. At any rate, if the petitioners were not given benefit within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, they will be entitled to payment of interest at 6% on the amounts after the lapse of the said period.
The writ petition is disposed of on the above terms. Sd/- C.K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE True copy P.A. to Judge