IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2011 / 13TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17922 of 2011(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- B.BINDHUKALA, W/O.LATE B.L.PRATHEESH, SHASTHAMKONAM MELETHUNDUVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, KEEZHAROOR P.O., NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.V.SREEJITH. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. DIRECTOR, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, VILAPPIL GRAMA PANCHAYAT, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SMITHA SUKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.17922/2011-M: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE DTD. 09/02/2007 OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF PRATHEESH. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK CERTIFYING THAT THE PETITIONER AND THE DECEASED'S MOTHER ARE THE ONLY LEGAL HEIRS OF THE DECEASED PRATHEESH. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 29/04/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE R.1. THROUGH THE R.2. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE RECEIPT OF EXT.P.4. ISSUED BY THE R.2. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE INCOME CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KEEZHAROOR. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.17922 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 4th July, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an applicant for appointment under the dying-in-harness scheme. Her husband died on 4.6.2009 while working as Lower Division Clerk in Vilappil Grama Panchayat. The grievance of the petitioner is that Ext.P4 application submitted by her on 29.4.2010 is yet to be taken up for consideration. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Government Pleader. Considering the fact that the petitioner has already approached the first respondent through Ext.P4 application, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised in this writ petition, it is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 application expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS