IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2011 / 23RD POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1205 of 2011(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.KRISHNAN, S/O.KUNHIPENGAN, KUTTATHIL, P.O.PULLUT(NORTH) KODUNGALLUR NOW RESIDING AT KUTTATHIL HOUSE, MANAKULANGARA P.O., PULIPPARA, KODAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.M.SHAJU PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.K.S.RAJESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VILLAGE OFFICE, PULLUT, KODUNGALLUR. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.1205 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 13th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the husband of K.K.Kali, a retired Needle Work Teacher in the service of the Government of Kerala, who is no more. After the death of his wife, the petitioner applied for family pension accompanied by documents. One of the documents was a non- marriage certificate issued by the concerned village officer. But after three days of issue of that certificate, the village officer cancelled the certificate without notice to the petitioner. As a result, petitioner's application for family pension is not being processed, is the grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition. According to the petitioner, he has not married anybody other than K.K.Kali and, therefore, there is no reason whatsoever to cancel the non-marriage certificate earlier granted. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the 3rd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the w.p.c.1205/11 2 date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge