IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 2ND AUGUST 2010 / 11TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24000 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.GOPINATHAN NAIR, S/O.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, RESIDING AT CHOORAPPADY, KADUTHANATHIL HOUSE, VAYAKKARA AMSOM, CHERUPUZHA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE SRI.M.M.ANTO RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REP.BY REVENUE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR DISTRICT, KANNUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRIJAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------ WP (C) No. 24000 of 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T -------------------------- The petitioner's wife Kaduthanathil Ponnamma died in a severe lightning on 15.03.2008, leaving the petitioner and three children as legal heirs. According to the petitioner Kerala Government usually gives financial assistance to legal heirs of victims of natural calamities. Seeking that benefit, the petitioner and other legal heirs has filed Exhibit P4 petition before the District Collector. As per Exhibit P5, it is seen that it has been forwarded to the Government, by the District Collector. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent Government to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P4 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of 2 WP (C) No. 24000 of 2010 three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall forward a copy of this writ petition also, along with a certified copy of this judgment to the first respondent for compliance. S.SIRIJAGAN, JUDGE. rkc