IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 7TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 27727 of 2010(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MARY CHEEKU, W/O.JOHN CHEEKU, AGED 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT PULIMOOTTILPARAMBU, PANAYAPPILLY, KOCHI-2. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE FOR R1 GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 27727 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 29th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the wife of Mr.John Cheeku, who was an employee of the Corporation of Kochi. He was allowed to retire from service on account of mental illness. The petitioner has been appointed as the guardian of the said John Cheeku by the Additional District Court, Ernakulam, by Ext.P4 order, for the purpose of receiving terminal benefits of Mr.John Cheeku. Mr.John Cheeku has been sanctioned invalid pension. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the terminal benefits of Mr.John Cheeku have not been disbursed. 2. The respondents have filed a statement, which reads thus; “1. It is admitted that petitioner's husband John Cheeku was working as a T.D. Worker in the Health Circle No.IV of Cochin Corporation. He stopped attending duty from 1.1.2004 onwards due to mental illness. He was sanctioned 'invalid pension' by the 1st respondent. He was removed from service as per Order No.WZH 8-01/5. 2. The application for release of pensionary benefits due to the petitioner's husband John Cheeku has been forwarded to the Local Fund Audit Department for verification along with John Cheeku's service book, pension book and related documents. It has been informed by the Local Fund Audit Department that the application is being processed and the pensionary benefits due will be disbursed within 2 months.” In view of the same, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to disburse the terminal benefits of Mr.John Cheeku, to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2