IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5856 of 2011(F) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- R.SANTHOSH KUMAR,S/O.K.RAHGAVAN NAIR, EDAMANATUNDIL VEEDU,PIDAVOOR.P.O,PATHAANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RAJASENAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695033. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,KOLLAM-691013. 4. THE TAHSILDAR,TALUK OFFICE,PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT-680695. 5. VILLAGE OFFICER,PIDAVOOR VILLAGE, PIDAVOOR,PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN-691625. 6. PIRAVANTHOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,VETTITHITTA.P.O,PIRAVATHOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT,PIN-689696. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 5856 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the son of late K. Raghavan Nair who died in service while working as a part-time Ferryman. The petitioner's father had 18 years of service. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to compassionate employment under the Compassionate Employment Scheme of the Government. The petitioner filed Ext.P1 application for the same. The petitioner's grievance is that although the same was filed as early as on 06.10.2007, the 1st respondent has not considered and pass orders on the same. The petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “(i) issue a writ of mandamus or order or direction to respondents 1 to 3 to appoint the petitioner as lower Division Clerk as per Ext-P12 order. (ii) declare that the petitioner is legally entitled for appointment as Lower Division Clerk as per Ext-P1 application in dying-in-harness scheme contemplated in G.O (P) No.12/99/P & ARD dated 24.5.1999 and Ext-P2 order, G.O(P) No.14/2010 P & ARD dated 12.4.2010. (iii) issue a writ of mandamus or order or direction to respondents 1 to 3 to consider the petitioner's Ext-P1 application on the basis of Ext-P12 order as expeditiously W.P.(C)No. 5856 of 2011 -2- as possible at any rate within a reasonable time fixed by this Honourable Court” Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, if Ext.P1 was actually received by the 1st respondent within the time stipulated in the Government Order applicable. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/