IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26606 of 2010(A) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- RETHY SACHIDANANDAN ,W/O.LATE SACHIDANANDAN,MANKUZHITHARA,THALAYAZHAM PO,VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE,KERALA FISHERMEN'S WELFARE FUND BOARD, M.P.APPAN ROAD,VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695001 2. DIRECTOR , KERALA STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT,HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. R1 BY ADV. SRI.ASHOK M.CHERIYAN, SC R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.26606 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the widow of late Sri. Sachidanandan, who was a fisherman and member of the Fishermen's Welfare Fund maintained by the second respondent. As a member of the Fund, the petitioner's husband was insured with the second respondent. The petitioner's husband died in a motor vehicle accident on 21.2.2002. The petitioner filed Ext.P5 claim for insurance amount before the second respondent through the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader as well as the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the first respondent. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd