IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2010 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7028 of 2010(C) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- T.P.ROSA @ ROSY, 65 YEARS, W/O.LATE V.V.ANTAPPAN, RESIDING AT THOPPIL HOUSE, C.C.39/5795 A, PARAMBITHARA ROAD, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, COCHIN- 682036. BY ADVS. SMT.PRAMEELA.C.K., SMT.MANJU BALA. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 3. THAHSILDAR, N.PARUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 7028 of 2010-C - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is aggrieved by the delay in disposal of Ext.P4 application whereby the issuance of a legal heirship certificate is sought for. The petitioner's husband died on 3.9.2009. He had retired from service as Sub Inspector of Police. Ext.P2 is the copy of the death certificate. Ext.P3 is the copy of the relation certificate issued by the Village Officer concerned. For getting family pension, the petitioner moved the Tahsildar to issue a legal heirship certificate. 2. There will be a direction to the third respondent to take appropriate action on Ext.P4, if the same is pending, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, for issuing a legal heirship certificate as sought for therein. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/