IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 22ND MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3071 of 2009(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- AMBIKA.K., D/O.LATE THEVANKUTTY, AGED 44, VETTIPOKKU NIKARTHIL, HOUSE NO.12/260, KOOVAPADAM, KOCHI-2. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.MADHUSOODANAN SRI.T.V.JAYAKUMAR NAMBOODIRI SRI.THUSHAR NIRMAL SARATHY SRI.M.M.VINOD KUMAR SMT.K.M.RAMYA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, TO BE REP. BY SECRETARY LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF COCHIN, ERNAKULAM.. ADV. SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA,SC,COCHIN CORPORATI FOR R3 ADV.SRI.S.RAMESH BABU, STANDING COUNSEL, COCHIN CORPN. ADV.SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.3071/2009-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 11th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an applicant for appointment under the dying- in-harness scheme before the third respondent Corporation. The petitioner's mother was a Sweeper in Circle-I of Cochin Corporation who died-in- harness on 26/10/2004. The legal heirs include her husband Thevankutty aged 75, daughter Usha and brother Uthaman apart from the petitioner. They have consented for granting appointment to the petitioner. Subsequently, the father died on 06/10/2007. 2. Pursuant to the intimation given by the Corporation, the petitioner submitted all the required details including the application in the prescribed form. Ext.P2 will show that the Corporation has forwarded the same to the Director Urban Affairs Department, Thiruvananthapuram as early as on 13/08/2008. The same is pending without any further action in the said office. 3. Therefore, the Director of Urban Affairs, Thiruvananthapuram will forward the application and other details with recommendation to the Government within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the W.P.(C) No.3071/2009 -:2:- copy of this judgment. The first respondent will consider the same and pass appropriate orders within a further period of two months thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE