IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 7482 of 2010(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.OMANA AMMA, W/O.LATE V.APPU KURUP (PRE-1986 COMBINED SERVICES PENSIONER), PUTHAN PURAYIL HOUSE,P.O.CHAMPAD,(VIA) THALASSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT, KERALA-670 694.(REP.BY THE POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER P.A.SADASIVAN,S/O.LATE V.APPU KURUP,R/AT.PUTHAN PURAYIL(H),P.O.CHAMPAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.A.SADASIVAN (POWER OF ATTORNEY) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES, CHENNAI CITY CENTRAL DIVISION, CHENNAI-600 017. 2. DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS (POSTAL), TAMILNADU POSTAL CIRCLE, CHENNAI-600 008. 3. CHEIF POST MASTER GENERAL, TAMILNADU POSTAL CIRCLE, CHENNAI-600 002. 4. DIRECTOR GENERAL (POSTS) DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DAK BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-100 001. 5. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS WELFARE, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, LOK NAYAK BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110 003. ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDI FOR R1-5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 7482 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is a heptagenarian filed this writ through her power of attorney holder praying for appropriate direction for revision of pension/family pension consequent to the retrospective revision of pay in terms of Office Memorandum No.3/13/89-PII dated 22.1.1991 of the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India. The petitioner has been making repeated representations for getting the said relief before the competent authorities. According to the petitioner, the said attempts went in vain in as much as no authorities bestowed any attention on her genuine grievance. 2. Considering the fact that the petitioner is now aged 77 years and she has been requesting for revision of pension/family pension in terms of the aforementioned O.M dated 22.1.1991 and her representations viz., Exts.P10 and P11 carrying the aforesaid requests are pending before the respondent for quite a long time this writ petition is disposed WPC.7482 of 2010 : 2 : of with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider the claim of the petitioner raised as per Exts. P10 and P11 and pass orders thereon expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. To enable the 3rd respondent to take a decision on Exts.P10 and P11 the first respondent shall forward the copies of Exts.P10 and P11, within a period of two weeks to the 3rd respondent. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A. To Judge