JUDGMENT

Heard Sri. A. Jayasankar, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri. Sunil Nath, the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents Nos.1 to 3 and Sri. Antony Mukkath, the learned counsel appearing for the 4^th respondent.

2. The petitioner is stated to have been an Upper Division Typist to the 4^th respondent college who was charge-sheeted and awarded a punishment of compulsory retirement from 01.08.2017. The afore decision was the subject matter of challenge in CRP (Uty) No.3/2019 before this Court.

3. The petitioner complains that his retirement benefits including monthly pension, commuted value of pension, Death cum Retirement Gratuity, etc., were not paid to him, essentially on account of the pendency of CRP (Uty)

No.3/2019.

4. On 25.08.2025, this Court issued the following directions:

“The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to disburse the retirement benefits. In the counter affidavit of the 3rd respondent it has been stated that CRP(UTY) No.3/2019 filed by the petitioner is pending before this Court and the retirement benefits can be disbursed only after the said proceedings are over.

2. When the case is taken up, the counsel for the petitione