IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2010 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 9129 of 2010(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SMT.S.OMANA, W/O.LATE SRI.R.RAVEENDRAN NAIR, LAKSHMI SADANAM, NEDIYAVILA, KURISUMUTTAM, PEYAD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL PERSONAL OFFICER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALAKKAD DIVISION, PALAKKAD. 2. K.RADHA, PUNNATHU VEEDU, MANNANNUR P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. STANDING COUNSEL SRI.B.JAYASANKAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.9129 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks for a direction to the first respondent to issue a Re-employment Certificate of the deceased Sri.R.Raveendran Nair who was employed as a Points man in the Railway. 2. Petitioner is the legally wedded wife of late R.Raveendran Nair and marriage took place on 25/7/1969. He is an ex-service man who retired from military service on 14/7/1986. The petitioner's name is recommended for issuance of military family pension after the death of the pensioner. He was employed in Southern Railway and retired from service on 1/1/2008 with P.P.O.No.0605221125. According to the petitioner even while the marriage was subsisting the deceased had some intimacy with second respondent who is an employee of Southern Railway. For getting Family Benefit, she was asked to produce Re-employment Certificate of the deceased R.Raveendran Nair. The petitioner filed a written request as per Ext.P5 representation. Aggrieved by the inaction of first respondent on Ext.P5, the petitioner filed this writ petition. W.P.(C)No.9129 of 2010 2 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 after hearing the petitioner and the second respondent within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment and the steps will be taken accordingly with regard to the issuance of the certificate. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj