IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2011 / 17TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 532 of 2011(N) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- J.USHA KUMARI, AGED 44, W/O.A.CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, K.P.IX-726-C, SREE HARI, VATTAPARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.T.K.VENUGOPALAN, SRI.SHIBU JOSEPH, SRI.V.SANJEEV. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 2. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (ADMINISTRATION), FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR, GROUP PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE SCHEME TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 4. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIVISIONAL OFFICE, P.B.NO.434, ST.JOSEPH'S PRESS BUILDING, VAZHUTHACADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 532 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the widow of late A. Chandrasekharan Nair who died on 29.04.2008 in a road accident. He was a U.D. Clerk in the Forest Department of the Government of Kerala. The Government of Kerala had approved a Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme to Government Employees and Teachers. The petitioner's husband was also enrolled as a member of the scheme. Pursuant to the same, premium at the rate of `50/- was being deducted from the salary of late A. Chandrasekharan Nair. On the death of her husband, the petitioner put in an application for the insurance amount of `7 lakhs on account of the death of Sri. A. Chandrasekharan Nair in an accident. The petitioner's grievance is that, that amount is not being paid even after two years of the death of her husband. Therefore the petitioner has filed Ext.P13 petition before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the W.P.(C)No. 532 of 2011 -2- 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P13 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P13 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. If the 1st respondent is of opinion that it is the Secretary of some other department of the Government who is to consider Ext.P13, the 1st respondent shall forward Ext.P13 to that Secretary, who shall dispose of Ext.P13 as directed above within the time limit stipulated. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/