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P.Balakrishnan v. the Palakkad Municipality

Kerala HC4 Dec 2014WP(C)/28245/2014

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Petitioner, a retired sanitary worker, complained of delay in settlement of terminal benefits. The Court disposed of the writ petition at the admission stage, directing the Municipality to settle claims within three months.

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Directed the respondent Municipality to settle the petitioner's entire claims concerning terminal benefits within three months from the date of receipt of the judgment copy.

P.Balakrishnan Vs the Palakkad Municipality — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Kerala HC (2014)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU

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THURSDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2014/13TH AGRAHAYANA, 1936

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WP(C).No. 28245 of 2014 (E)

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PETITIONER(S):

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P.BALAKRISHNAN, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O.E.DAMODHARAN NAIR, RETTIRED SANITARY WORKER, PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY, RESIDING AT 'HARI NIVAS', THARAVATHUPADY, PIRAYARI, PALAKKAD - 678 004.

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BY ADV. SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN

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RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PALAKKAD-678 001.

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2. THE SECRETARY,

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PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY, PALAKKAD-678 001.

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3. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS,

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

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R1 & R2 BY ADVS. SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON

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SRI.P.S.APPU

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R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.A.FAYAZ

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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

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04-12-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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msv/

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WP(C).No. 28245 of 2014 (E)

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APPENDIX

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PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS

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EXT.P1. A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE OF RETIREMENT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 24/10/2014 WITH TRANSLATION.

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RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

NIL

//TRUE COPY//

P.S.TO JUDGE

Ms v/

Dama Seshadri Naidu, J.

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W.P.(C)No.28245 of 2014 E

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Dated this the 4^th day of December, 2014

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JUDGMENT

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Municipality, apart from perusing the record. Since the issue lies in a narrow compass, this Court proposes to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage itself.

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Briefly stated, the petitioner, a Sanitary Worker in the first respondent Municipality, retired from service on 31.05.2014. Complaining of the delay in settling the terminal benefits by his employer, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

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The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Municipality has fairly submitted that the pensionary claim of the petitioner has already been processed and forwarded

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WPC 28245/14

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to the Local Fund Audit Department. According to him, it is only a matter of time before the pensionary benefits of the petitioner are settled. Accordingly, the learned Standing Counsel seeks three month's time to have the entire issue resolved.

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In the facts and circumstances, having regard to the respective submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Municipality, this Court disposes of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent Municipality to settle the entire claims of the petitioner concerning his terminal benefits as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

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Dama Seshadri Naidu, Judge

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P.Balakrishnan v. the Palakkad Municipality

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