IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2011 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7356 of 2011(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, PERUMADAKKADA VEETIIL, KULATHOOR. BY ADV. SRI.R.GIREESH VARMA SRI.P.SASIDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY(EDUCATION), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTUCTIONS, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695014. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KARUKACHAL, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT-686540. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.7356/2011-T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 9th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the father of one late Smt.Latakumari who was working as L.P.S.A in Erathuvadakara Upper Primary School, Kottayam. She died on 27/08/1997 while in service. 2. Even though the contributory family pension is payable, so far the same could not be availed of by the petitioner for want of sanction from the Government. 3. Apart from the petitioner, the deceased had her mother and sister who had consented to extend the service benefits to the petitioner. Ext.P1 is the copy of the legal heir ship certificate. The application of the petitioner for contributory family pension is dated 17/11/2004 and the copy of the same is produced as Ext.P2. After five years, the petitioner received a communication as per Ext.P3 by the Assistant Educational Officer, Karukachal directing to produce Government sanction in the matter. Seeking for sanction in the matter, the petitioner approached the W.P.(C). No.7356/2011 -:2:- first and second respondents and Ext.P4 is the copy of the application. So far, same has not been issued, complaints the petitioner. 4. It is a case where there is gross administrative delay in issuing sanction by the government which has resulted in delay for the family of the deceased in getting benefits, even though the application filed by the petitioner is dated 17/11/2004. Therefore, the first respondent will have to consider the matter with top priority and to see that the required sanction is issued without delay. There will be a direction to the Government to consider Ext.P4 and pass orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE