The Court directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to pay Rs.25,000 as an ex gratia payment to petitioner V.K.Balan, a retired temple servant ineligible for pension but who performed duties for 20 years due to engagement.
Order directing the Board to release Rs.25,000 as ex gratia to petitioner within three weeks of receiving this judgment.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF JULY 2012/13TH ASHADHA 1934
PETITIONER :
V.K.BALAN, RTD. KARAMANA CUM SAMBANTHI, MARIAPPALLY DEVASWOM, KOTTAYAM GROUP, KOTTAYAM, RESIDING AT THEKAPARAYIL HOUSE, MARIAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM.
BY ADV. SRI.P.R.PADMANABHAN NAIR
RESPONDENT(S):
WP(C).No. 20523 of 2007 (R)
BY ADVS. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER (SR.),SC, TDB SRI.G.BIJU, SC, TDB SRI.D.SREEKUMAR, SC, TDB SRI.P.GOPAL
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ALONG WITH DBP-4/2012 ON 04-07-2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
DSV/-
WP(C).No. 20523 of 2007 (R)
APPENDIX
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:
R1(a) COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 14TH MARCH 2003 VIDE ROC NO. 72/03/MIS I
/TRUE COPY/
P.A.TO JUDGE
DSV/-
Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan
&
K.Vinod Chandran, JJ.
Dated this the 4th day of July, 2012.
Judgment
Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.
WPC20523/07 & DBP4/12 -: 2 :-
eligible to draw pension.
Taking the report of the learned Ombudsman and approving it, we order the writ petition and the DBP directing that the Board will release an amount of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees twenty five thousand only) as ex gratia to Sri.V.K.Balan within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This benefit is being ordered, having regard to the very peculiar facts and circumstances of the case of Sri.V.K.Balan and is not intended to be treated as a precedent by the TDB.
Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,
K.Vinod Chandran, Judge.
Sha/100712
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a retired temple servant who was not eligible for pension is entitled to an ex gratia payment for twenty years of service.
Whether the Travancore Devaswom Board should release an ex gratia amount to the petitioner.
V.K.Balan
The Travancore Devaswom Board
Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan
K.Vinod Chandran
As recorded by the court registry
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