IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26617 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.H.JENATT, W/O.LATE V.V.THOMAS, (CHARGEMAN, MOOLAMATAM KSRTC DEPOT) VALEPPILLY HOUSE, EDAPPALLY NORTH P.O. ERNAKULAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.PRADEEP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 023. SHRI V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.26617/2010-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 20th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the widow of late Shri V.V.Thomas who was the Chargeman in the Thodupuzha unit of the Corporation. He died on 29/03/2009 leaving behind his wife and two daughters. It is pointed out that he was under treatment in the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Edappally from October, 2008 and more than Rs.8 lakhs has been spent for his treatment and Ext.P1 Medical Certificate and Ext.P2 series of bills have been produced in support of the said plea. It is pointed out that the petitioner had to borrow huge amounts from the friends and relatives to meet the treatment expenses etc. 2. Family pension has been sanctioned as per Ext.P3 but the pensionery benefits have not been disbursed so far. Therefore, the prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondent to disburse the D.C.R.G, Commuted Value of Pension and Staff Welfare Fund to the petitioner within a specified time in the light of the genuineness of the need projected. 3. In the Judgment in W.A.No.289/2001, this Court has provided that the benefits should be disbursed according to the seniority unless otherwise ordered by this Court. W.P.(C). No.26617/2010 -:2:- Herein, the petitioner has shown genuine reason. Therefore, there will be a direction to the respondent to sanction and disburse the benefits within a period of six weeks. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE