IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2011 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 12069 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. SMT.KAMALAKSHY,W/O.LATE SREEDHARAN, AGED 70 YEARS,CHOOZHIKKATTU HOUSE, NADUVLA VILLAGE THEKKENADA PO, VAIKOM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. SMT.SUDHAKUMARY,D/O.LATE SREEDHARAN, AGED 50 YEARS,CHOOZHIKKATTU HOUSE, NADUVLA VILLAGE THEKKENADA PO, VAIKOM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MURALEEDHARAN SRI.SUNU P.JOHN SRI.C.DEVANAND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY THE POWER SECRETARY SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN 695 001. 2. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP.BY THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER,HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SHORT HRM II, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER,HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SHORT HRM VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL DIVISION,ALUVA, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NEAR POWER HOUSE JUNCTION, ALUVA, PIN 683 101. 4. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER(PENSION SANCTION), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN 695 001. ADV.K.S.ANIL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 12069/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE. P2. COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 12069 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 30th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners claim to be the only legal heirs of late M.A.Sreedharan, who died while in service as a Fitter Grade II in the Electrical Division, Kerala State Electricity Board, Aluva, on 2.11.1985. There was a dispute regarding the eligibility for retirement benefits due to late M.A.Sreedharan between the petitioners on the one hand and one Smt.Thankamma. The petitioners obtained a succession certificate in favour of the petitioners for claiming ` 4,94,946/- being the terminal benefits due to the petitioners in respect of the service of late M.A.Sreedharan. The petitioners' grievance is that despite production of the succession certificate, the petitioners are not being paid the benefits due to them on the basis of the succession certificate. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board submits that the claim is being processed on the basis of the succession certificate and final orders would be passed within two weeks. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to see that the benefits due to the petitioners as the legal heirs of late M.A.Sreedharan are disbursed to the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Needless to say, w.p.c.12069/11 2 the claim of the 1st petitioner for family pension on the death of M.A.Sreedharan shall also be considered and orders passed within the said period. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge