IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH MARCH 2007 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 9362 of 2007(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SMT. USHA GOPI, AGED 58, W/O LATE S.GOPI, T.C.76/777, PULICKAL HOUSE, KUDAVOOR,ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.H.HANIL KUMAR SRI.SANU.S.PANICKER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUB-TREASURY OFFICER, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL(A&E)KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K. DENESAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 9362 OF 2007 M = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 20th March, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the widow of one S. Gopi who died on 25-6-1997. She is a family pensioner. She had been receiving family pension till December, 2004. From January 2005 onwards, her right to receive family pension stands taken away. It is contended that she is not informed of the grounds for stopping payment of family pension to her. She has approached the concerned authorities with representations. Ext. P2 is a representation filed by the petitioner before the 3rd respondent. A similar representation has been filed by her before the 1st respondent also. 2. Since the 1st respondent has to comply with the directions issued by the 3rd respondent in the matter of disbursing family pension, it is only appropriate that the 3rd respondent takes up for consideration Ext. P3 immediately and inform the petitioner as to why payment of family pension has been stopped from January, 2005 onwards. 3. This shall be done, as early as possible, in WPC No.9362 /2007 -2- any event, within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioner will have the right to pursue remedies if the 3rd respondent informs her that she is not eligible for family pension. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K.K. DENESAN JUDGE jan/