IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2010 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35073 of 2010(H) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JOHNSON.K.C.,SMITHA SADANAM, MAMPALLIKUNNAM, CHATHANNOOR.P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, HEAD OFFICE, POOJAPPURA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 012. 2. THE CHIEF MANAGER, STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, CHATHANNOOR BRANCH, CHATHANNOOR, KOLLAM-691 572. R1 & R2 BY SRI. P. RAMAKRISHNAN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.35073 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired voluntarily from the service of the State Bank of Travancore on medical ground. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to ex-gratia lumpsum payment available to persons who have retired voluntarily on medical ground. Seeking this relief, Ext.P3 application was submitted by the petitioner before the 1st respondent. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. I have heard the standing counsel appearing for the respondents also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN shg/ JUDGE