IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2009 / 23RD SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 23257 of 2009(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.RAGHAVAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 93 YEARS, THAYYIL VEEDU, (NOW ANJALI), NEAR VRINDHAVANAM HOTEL, PUNALUR P.O., PUNALUR. BY ADV. SRI.MANOJ RAMASWAMY SMT.MERIL MUTHU P.JOHN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, SUB TREASURY OFFICE, PUNALUR. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, D.P.I. OFFICE, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (GENERAL EDUCATION), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.23257/2009-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 14th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is aged 93 years as on today is aggrieved by the rejection of his application for revision of pension by the Assistant Accounts Officer, Accountant General (A&E) as per Ext.P3. It is rejected only on the ground that the Government order dated 18/04/2006, is not applicable to Ex-gratia pensioners. Petitioner points out that he is a service pensioner. Ext.P1 is the proceedings issued, namely, Pension Payment Order, which is relied upon by the petitioner in this regard. 2. Already the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 before the Accountant General (A&E). It is prayed that a decision may be taken by the said authority within a time frame. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P4 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioner will be personally heard and he will make available all the necessary materials to show that he is a service pensioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms