The court affirms the procedural rights of the petitioner to seek consideration of his pensionary benefits through representation.

JUDGMENT

The above writ petition is filed with the following prayer:

“(I) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate order or direction directing the 1^st respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P5 representation in the light of Ext.P8 judgment and to sanction and disburse the pensionary benefits to the petitioner forthwith.

(ii) such other reliefs which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper to allow in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. When this writ petition is came up for consideration today, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there may be a direction to consider Ext.P5 representation by the 1^st respondent.

3. The learned Government Pleader takes me through paragraph No.11 of Ext.P8 judgment and submitted that the 2^nd respondent Board has to take a decision. If that is the case, the petitioner can be allowed to submit a representation before the 2^nd respondent. There can be a direction to the 2^nd respondent to consider the same, in the light of Ext.P8 judgment.

Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:-

1) The petitioner is free to submit a representation narrating the grievance raised in this writ petition before the 2^nd respondent, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment;

2) Once such a representation is received, the 2^nd respondent will consider the same, in the light of Ext.P8 judgment, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the representation.