IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 30TH JANUARY 2009 / 10TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1274 of 2009(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RATNAMMA AMMA, W/O.LATE KUNJU KRISHNAN PILLAI, KALLUMPURATHU VEEDU, MANAKKARA, SASTHAMCOTTA P.O., KUNNATHOOR TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.V.K.SATHYANATHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ASST.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD (ROADS) SUB DIVISION, KARUNAGAPPALLY. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD (ROADS) DIVISION, KOLLAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT., PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (KERALA), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 1274 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a widow of one late A.Kunju Krishna Pillai who died on 24.12.1988, while working as Road Worker under the first respondent. The deceased had earlier married one Smt.Pankajakshi and that marriage was dissolved by a divorce in the year 1967. In the said marriage he was having a son by name Jayakumar and that son was brought up by the petitioner. The petitioner is having two daughters also. 2. The petitioner had produced all required details for sanctioning family pension, but 50% alone was sanctioned at the relevant time. The challenge in the writ petition is regarding non- sanctioning of the remaining 50% of the family pension to the petitioner. 3. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the Government has already forwarded the proposal for sanctioning full pension to the petitioner to the 4th respondent Accountant General. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that communications have been received by her subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, in that regard. wpc:1274 of 2009 2 Therefore, the 4th respondent will take appropriate action for sanctioning the pension to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The claim for interest raised herein, is left open to be adjudicated in appropriate proceedings, if raised by petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps