IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2010 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 33889 of 2009(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- DEVAKI AMMA, W/O.MAVILA KUNHAPPA NAMBIAR,PAPPINISSERRY PADINJARE VEEDU,ERUVESSY P.O.,CHEMPERI (VIA), KANNUR DISTRICT,PIN-670 632. BY ADVS. MR.M.A.FIROZ, MR.V.C.JAMES. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS,(FFP DIVISION), LOK NAYAK BHAVAN,KHAN MARKET,NEW DELHI. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL ADMINISTRAION (FFP.A.) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,KANNUR. R1 BY MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA, R2 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. M.A. ASIF. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.33889/2009-E: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE JAIL CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY SUPDT. CENTRAL JAIL CANNANORE. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE SANCTION LETTER DTD 25/06/1999 VIDE NO.44407/FFP.A2/99/GAD. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO. 119/5495/83 FF (S2) DTD. 27/07/1999. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF PETITIONER'S HUSBAND. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 33889 of 2010-E - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the widow of late Mavil Kunhappa Nambiar. The grievance raised in this writ petition is about the non-sanctioning of Swathanthratha Sainik Samman Pension. 2. The late husband of the petitioner was a freedom fighter who participated in the Kavumbai struggle. The same has been recognized by the Govt. of India as per letter No.6/1/97 FF (P) dated 20.1.1998, for sanction of pension. The late husband of the petitioner had suffered nine months imprisonment in connection with Kavumbai struggle. Ext.P1 is the copy of the certificate produced from the jail authorities showing that he was imprisoned from 16.1.1947 to 29.10.1949. 3. The late husband of the petitioner had field an application for grant of SSS Pension on 24.4.1998 through proper channel along with the required documents. After enquiry, the District Collector forwarded the same to the State Government for transmission to the Central Government. Thereafter, the State Government forwarded the application and documents along with Ext.P2 verification report, to the Central Government. By wpc33889 /2009 2 Ext.P3, the first respondent directed the State Government to verify the g nuineness of the copy of the extracts submitted along with the verificatio sought for. In the meanwhile, the husband of the petitioner died on 28.12. 999. It is the case of the petitioner that the State Government has lready forwarded the details during the year 2001 itself. Aggrieved by t delay in the matter, this writ petition has been filed. 4. The petitioner is already aged 85. Any further delay in the matter has to be avoided. Therefore, there will be a direction to the second respondent to forward the further verification report as sought for in Ext.P3 letter dated 27.7.1999 of the Govt. of India, if the same has not been forwarded so far. This shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Thereafter, the first respondent will process the application along with the documents and annexures, and appropriate orders shall be passed within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the documents. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with the copy of the writ petition to respondents 1 and 2 for appropriate action. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/