IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 30TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 5492 of 2009(F) ------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------ SELIN LOPEZ, ANNAI BHAVAN, CHARATHADI PURAYIDOM, PULLUVILA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER, KERALA FISHERMEN'S WELFARE FUND BOARD, POOMKUNNAM, TRICHUR-680 002. 2. THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE KERALA FISHERMEN'S WELFARE FUND BOARD, M.P.APPAN ROAD, VAZHUTHAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SRI.ASOK M. CHERIAN, SC FOR R1 AND R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 5492 OF 2009 (F) ==================== Dated this the 19th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T Standing counsel takes notice for R1 and R2. 2. Petitioner submits that her husband late Mathyas Lopez, a fishermen, expired on 10/8/2004. It is stated that he was the member of the Kerala Fishermen's Welfare Fund Board and is a beneficiary of the Insurance Scheme administered by the 3rd respondent. It is stated that the claim for Rs.1,00,000/- was made before the 3rd respondent and that the same has also been recommended by the 2nd respondent as per Ext.P3 dated 26/9/05. The complaint in this writ petition is that although the claim has been recommended as above, orders have not been passed on the claim, despite the recommendation as per Ext.P3. 3. Taking into account the above facts, I direct the 3rd respondent to consider the claim made by the petitioner in the light of Ext.P3 and pass orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp