HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20277 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents in sanctioning the family pension to the petitioner in view of death of her husband B.Shankar (died on 04/08/2006) while working as M.P.W. in the second respondent school as arbitrary and illegal, and consequently, to direct the respondents to sanction the family pension to the petitioner. It appears the husband of the petitioner, who worked as M.P.W. in the second respondent school, while in service, died on 04/08/2006. Therefore, on the application made by the petitioner, the second respondent sent family pension proposals along with original service register to the first respondent on 28/03/2007. On 16/09/2008, the first respondent issued a memo requesting the second respondent to submit the original service register. In response, the second respondent addressed a letter to the first respondent on 12/11/2008 informing that the original service register has already been sent along with the family pension proposal forms. However, the first respondent issued another memo on 04/12/2008 informing the second respondent that the original service register is not available in his office. The first respondent also issued reminder to trace out the original service register on 08/04/2009. The grievance of the petitioner is though she is entitled for family pension and her husband died on 04/08/2006 and now it is more than four years, the family pension is not sanctioned as of today. Under those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the respondents are directed to consider and complete the process of granting family pension to the petitioner in view of death of her husband B.Shankar, who worked as M.P.W. in the second respondent school, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 20th April, 2010 SKM