IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2010 / 13TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13167 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NABEESA, AGED 60, W/O. LATE ABU, PAPPINGAPARAMBIL, THEKKANMALIPURAM, AZHEEKKAL, VYPIN. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.MADHUSOODANAN SMT.K.M.RAMYA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA TO BE REP. BY SECRETARY MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT, PORTS WING, NEW DELHI. 2. CHAIRMAN, COCHIN PORT TRUST, WELLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-3. 3. ACCOUNTS OFFICER, COCHIN PORT TRUST, DOCK LABOUR DIVISION, COCHIN. ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA FOR R1 SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR- R2,R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No.13167/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: Photocopy of the letter of the 1st respondent bearing No.A38011/7/87-PE.I dated 13.8.1990. P2: Photocopy of the application dated 25.7.07. P3: Photocopy of the memo bearing No.Cccts/1179-C/07/678 dated 11.10.07. P4: Photocopy of the appeal dated 30.3.09. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 13167 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner's husband retired voluntarily from the service of the Cochin Dock Labour Board on 23.9.1969. On his death on 10.6.1996, the petitioner approached the authorities for getting exgratia pension in the light of Ext.P1 dated 13.8.1990. The third respondent declined to grant the said claim of the petitioner as per Ext.P3 dated 11.10.2007. Against Ext.P3, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 appeal before the second respondent. Ext.P4 is dated 30.3.2009. Despite the lapse of more than an year, no order has been passed thereon. It is in the said circumstances that this Writ Petition has been filed. 2. The claim of the petitioner for exgratia pension is based on Ext.P1. According to the petitioner, a number of persons have been granted the said benefits taking into account clause 8 in Ext.P1. Therefore, the petitioner prays for a consideration of Ext.P4 by the second respondent in the light of clause 8 in Ext.P1. Considering the fact that Ext.P4 is pending before the first respondent for more than an year, this Writ W.P.(C) NO.13167/2010 2 Petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 appeal submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.13167/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C). NO.13167/2010 JUDGMENT 3rd June, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.13167/2010 4