IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2010 / 14TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 32131 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.THANKAMMA, AGED 78 YEARS, W/O. LATE ADV. K.C.THANKAPPAN PILLAI, SREYAS, CUTCHERRY WARD, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.S.KALKURA SRI.M.S.KALESH SRI.HARISH GOPINATH SRI.V.VINAY MENON SRI.M.AJAY (IRUMPANAM) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, ALAPPUZHA. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, PATHANAMTHITTA. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.M.A.ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 32131/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DTD.27.12.93. P2. -DO- 6.8.93. P3. -DO- 3.8.94. P4. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.10.5.07. P5. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.10.5.07. P5A. COPY OF THE REIMNDER DTD.8.1.08. P6. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.9.10.07. P7. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.21.1.08. P8. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.24.5.08. P8A. COPY OF THE REMINDER DTD.29.5.09. P9. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.1.9.02. P10. -DO- 25.2.09. P11. -DO- 3.6.09. P12. -DO- 24.6.09. P13. -DO- 12.11.08. P14. -DO- 3.5.08. P15. -DO- 5.8.O8. P16. -DO- 22.8.08. P17. -DO- 6.10.08. P18. -DO- 7.10.08. P19. -DO- 10.11.08. P20. -DO- 29.5.09. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 32131 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 5th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's late husband was a Special Public Prosecutor appointed by the Government of Kerala in Sessions Case No.26/1993 on the file of the Additional Sessions Court-II, Mavelikkara, as also Sessions Case No.54/1994 on the file of the 2nd Additional District Court, Pathanamthitta. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the advocate fees and other expenses payable to the petitioner's husband have not been paid even after his death petitioner on 26.1.2007. The petitioner, therefore, seeks the following relief: “issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writs, directions or orders commanding the respondents to disburse the petitioner the amount due to the petitioner's husband as per Exts.P1 and P3 for the services rendered by the petitioner's husband as Special Public Prosecutor.” 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. I am of opinion that if any amounts are due to the petitioner's husband, the same should be paid to the petitioner expeditiously. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to see that the amounts due to the petitioner's husband for the cases conducted by him on behalf of the State are disbursed to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2