IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 36642 of 2009(A) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- KOKKATTA KUNHAMBU, S/O. RAMAN NAIR, AGED 89 YEARS, PYYAVOOR.P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT PIN-670633. BY ADVS.MR.M.A.FIROZ MR.V.C.JAMES RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (FFP DIVISION) LOK NAYAK BHAVAN, KHAN MARKET, NEW DELHI. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (FFP.A) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. R1 BY ADV. MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA R2 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.36642/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER ON 3.4.1998. P2:-COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. P3:- COPY OF THE RECEIPT OF APPLICATION ON 17.7.1999. P4:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.119/500/82/FF(S2) DTD. 23.8.2000. P5:- COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR DTD. 25.5.1974. P6:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. P7:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 25.11.2009 IN WPC. 33890/2009. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.36642 of 2009-A - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 31st day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is an applicant for grant of SSS pension. He is a senior citizen aged 89 years. He had actively participated in the Kavumbhai struggle which is recognized by the Government of India as per letter No. 6/1/97FF(P) dated 20.1.1998 for the purpose of granting of SSS pension. The petitioner had suffered imprisonment for nine months in connection with the said struggle which has been certified by the jail authorities also. 2. Ext.P1 is the copy of the application dated 3.4.1998 which was processed and forwarded to the State Government by the District Collector along with a communication Ext.P1. The State Government forwarded the same to the Central Government along with the recommendation of the District Collector, as per Ext.P3. Thereafter, the Central Government by Ext.P4, directed the State Government to furnish the requisite information regarding the genuineness of the extract of jail certificate, as per letter dated 23.8.2000. It is mentioned by the petitioner that the details have already been forwarded to the Central Government during the year 2001. So far no orders have been passed by the Central Government on the wpc 36642/2009 2 application. Ext.P5 is the judgment in another case wherein this Court directed the Central Government to take a decision in the matter within a time frame. 3. Since all the details have been forwarded to the Central Government, there will be a direction to the Central Government to take a decision on the application submitted by the petitioner in the light of the recommendation made by th State Government, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/