WP(C) NO. 6906 OF 2024 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI TUESDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH 2024 / 6TH CHAITHRA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 6906 OF 2024 PETITIONER: E.M.VIJAYAN AGED 88 YEARS EDAKKATTIL HOUSE, MUNDATHICODE WEST P.O., THRISSUR, PIN - 680623 BY ADVS. J.VISHNU ANU BALAKRISHNAN NAMBIAR VINAY VIJAY SHANKER RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, 2ND FLOOR, NORTH BLOCK SECRETARIAT, STATUE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 3 THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 4 THE DIRECTORATE OF CULTURE REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, ANANTHAVILASAM PALACE, THEKKENADA, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023 5 THE KERALA SANGEETHA NATAKA AKADEMI REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CHEMBUKKAVU, THRISSUR, PIN - 680020 By SRI.TONY AUGUSTINE BY ADV ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26.03.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 6906 OF 2024 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court for a direction to pay the arrears of pension revision from 1.7.2019. Ext.P7 is the order dated 1.9.2023 implementing the revision of pension. Ext.P8 is the calculation statement regarding the arrears of pension to be paid from 1.7.2019 to 31.12.2023. The total amount as on 3.1.2024 comes to Rs.2,40,732/-. The limited relief sought now is for disbursal of the arrears of pension as stated in Ext.P8 within a time frame. 2. The learned Government Pleader seeks time to file counter affidavit. 3. Taking into consideration of the limited prayer, I direct respondent Nos.1 to 4 to pay the arrears of pension due from 1.7.2019 till date to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- BASANT BALAJI JUDGE ab WP(C) NO. 6906 OF 2024 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 6906/2024 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(RT.)NO.147/2004/CAD DATED 12.03.2004, ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF PROPOSAL NO.E3-1662/21/CAD DATED 16.03.2021, SUBMITTED BY THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF CULTURE, BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPT. OF CULTURE Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDING NO.C2/60/2021/CAD DATED 10.05.2021, ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REVISED PROPOSAL FOR PENSION REVISION SENT BY THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF CULTURE, NO.E3-1662/2021/CAD DATED 24.08.2021 Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF NOTE#34, DATED 22.02.2022, IN FILE NO.CLAD-C2/60/2021-CLAD PERTAINING TO PAY REVISION Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WPC.NO.26433/2022 DATED 13.03.2023 Exhibit P7 A TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P)NO.22/2023/CLAD DATED 01.09.2023 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE CHART SHOWING THE STATEMENT OF PENSION ARREARS FROM 1.07.2019 TO 31.12.2023 RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS : NIL