IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2010 / 25TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 26408 of 2009(U) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.G.GOPINATHAN, AGED 74 YEARS, SON OF K.GOVINDAN, RESIDING AT PRAKASH MANDIRAM, ULIYACOVIL, KOLLAM. BY ADV. MR.JOHNSON GOMEZ RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (PUBLIC RELATIONS), SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. 4. THE BHARANASAMITHI CONSTITUTED UNDER THE STATE NON-JOURNALIST PENSION SCHEME 1999 REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV.MRS. SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 26408 of 2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD 20.11.1965 ISSUED BY THE MANAGING EDITOR OF THE M/S.PRABHATHAM. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF M/S. KERALA KAUMUDI REF.NO.HRD/196/2008 DTD 03/11/2008 EXT.P3: COPY OF THE MEMO REF.NO.236/05 DTD 30.6.2005. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE PENSION SCHEME NO.2/2000/PR DTD 4TH FEBRUARY 2000 ISSUED BY R1. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD 18/12/2000 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R2. EXT.P6; COPY OF THE ORDER NO.24698/E2/2008/PR DTD 12/02/2009 ISSUED BY R3. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 24/8/2009 ALONG WITH THE ANNUAL STATEMETN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVIDENT FUND ACCOUNT OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 27/02/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R4. EXT.P9: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD 28.4.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R2 UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT. EXT.P10; COPY OF THE LETTER NO.17616/E2/I&PR DTD 18.6.2010 ISSUED BY R2. EXT.P11; COPY OF THE LETTER NO.17616/E2/10/I&PR DTD 18.6.2010 ISSUED BY R2. EXT.P12: COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE NON JOURNALIST EMPLOYEES PENSION MANAGING COMMITTEE HELD ON 21.12.2009 CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF MINISTER TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.26408 OF 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner aggrieved by non-payment of pension to him under the Kerala Non- Journalists Pension Scheme 1999. Against Ext.P6 order passed in the matter, the petitioner has filed an appeal as is evident from Ext.P12 minutes of the meeting of the pension managing committee, by which the file has been directed to be placed before the Chief Minister. The petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the fourth respondent appellate authority to consider and pass orders on the appeal filed by him mentioned in Ext.P12 minutes. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the fourth respondent to consider and pass orders on the appeal referred to in Ext.P12 minutes of W.P.(c)No.26408/09 2 the managing committee as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.26408/09 3