IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2010 / 31ST BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27547 of 2010(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SANTHAMMA, AGED 60, W/O.LATE M.P.THEVAN, MULAMOOTTIL HOUSE, ERUVALLIPRA MURI, KUTTAPUZHA VILLAGE, THIRUVALLA TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOSEPH GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY-AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, AGRICULTURE OFFICE, VECHOOCHIRA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT - 689 645. 3. THE TREASURY OFFICER, GOVERNMENT TREASURY, THIRUVALLA - 689 645. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 27547 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the widow of late M.P. Thevan, who was an Agricultural Assistant in the Agricultural Office, Vechoochira, Pathanamthitta District. The said Sri. Thevan retired from service on 31.05.2000 and died on 09.09.2006. According to the petitioner, the said Thevan was entitled to receive Rs.61,993/- as arrears of salary and Rs.10,056/- as arrears of pension, which have not been paid to the petitioner inspite of production of Ext.P1 succession certificate issued by Munsiff's Court, Thiruvalla. Claiming this benefit petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before the 2nd respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this W.P.(C)No. 27547 of 2010 -2- writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2, taking into account Ext.P1 succession certificate also, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/