IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18750 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.K.BABY, W/O.LATE LAKSHMANAN C.V., CHERUMANNEL HOUSE, ALAPPADU,CHERIYAZHEEKAL P.O. KARUNAGAPALLY, KOLLAM. 2. SOMIJI, CHAMBOLIL, ALAPPADU, KARUNAGAPPALLY. 3. SUMATHI, W/O.LATE PAZHANIKUTTY, KURIKALEZHATH, VELLANATHURUTH, CHERIAZHEAKAL P.O. 4. SARASAN, AGED 52 YEARS, VALIYAVEETTIL HOUSE, PANDARATHURUTH, CHERIAZHEEKAL P.O. KARUNAGAPPALLY. 5. GARGI, AGED 65 YEARS, KADAVATH (MONIBHAVANAM) AZHEECKAL P.O. OCHIRA, KARUNAGAPPALLY - 690547. 6. MUTHAMMA, AGED 58 YEARS,PUTHENPURAYIL, VELLANATHURUTH, CHERIAZHEEKAL P.O. KARUNAGAPPALLY. 7. PUSHPAVRITHAN, 362, CHAMBOLIL, 7 ALAPPADU, KARUNAGAPPALLY. 8. DHANARAJAN,DHANEESH BHAVAN,ALAPPADU, KARUNAGAPPALLY. 9. SAVYA SACHI, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.LATE RAVEENDRAN, POOMUKATH, PANDARATHURUTH, CHERIAZHEEKAL P.O. KARUNAGAPPALLY. 10. GOMATHY,KUNNUMPURATH, VELLENA, 11. SHAJI,PARAYIDATHU, (CHERUKARA)AZHEEKKAL P.O.,KARUNAGAPPALLY. 12. LAKSHMI KUTTY, THURUTHELPADEETTATHIL, AZHEECKAL P.O. 13. PRABHAKARA PANIKAR, AGED 75 YERAS, VALIYATHVEEDU, VELLANATHURUTH, CHERIAZHEECKAL P.O., PIN-690573. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY REP. ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 3. THASILDHAR, TALUK OFFICE, KARUNAGAPALLY. 4. ALAPADU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ALAPPADU, CHERIYAZHEEKAL P.O. KARUNAGAPALLY. 5. C.T.GOPALAKRISHNAN, CHALIL PADANEL, AZHEEKAL P.O. OCHIRA. 6. DINEDRAN, THUNDATHIL, AZHEEKAL P.O. OCHIRA. 7. RAJEEV, PUTHAN VEEDU, AZHEEKAL P.O. OCHIRA. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 18750 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 16th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners claim to be victims of the tsunami disaster, which struck the costs of Kerala in 2004. According to them, although financial assistance and other benefits have been offered by the Government for rehabilitation of tsunami victims, the petitioners have not been favoured with those benefits. They now complain that in Ext.P10 list of beneficiaries prepared by the respondents, the names of the petitioners have not been included, which, according to the petitioners, is illegal and unjustifiable. Airing their grievance, the petitioners have filed Ext.P13 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P13 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P13, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioners. It would be open to the petitioners to furnish additional details regarding their claim before the 1st respondent. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2