IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2009 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 34227 of 2008(Y) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SAJITHA PATRIS, W/O.LATE V.T.PATRIS, AGED 40 YEARS, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.27/902, VENGATT HOUSE, VADUTHALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SMT.REKHA VASUDEVAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OF IRRIGATION, SOUTH CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/05/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.34227/2008-Y: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE G.O.(RT). NO. 410/2006/WRD DTD. 31/03/2006 ISSUED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES (MAJOR PROJECTS) DEPARTMENT. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE DTD. 03/01/2007. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 07/12/2007 FOR FAMILY PENSION. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 17/12/2007 FOR EMPLOYMENT UNDER COMPASSIONATE EMPLOYMENT SCHEME. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 04/12/2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE R.1. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE LETTER NO. E2-327171/08 DTD. 12/03/2008 ADDRESSED BY THE R.2. TO THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.34227 of 2008 -------------------------------------- Dated 26th May, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the wife of late V.T.Patris who was formerly employed as Superintending Engineer in the Department of Water Resources. The petitioner's husband passed away on 13.12.2006. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the delay in disbursement of terminal benefits and non-payment of family pension. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.Antony Mukkath, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents on instructions from the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department, submitted that the papers relating to grant of pensionary benefits due to the petitioner's late husband and family pension to the petitioner have been forwarded to the Accountant General for verification and authorisation. The learned Government Pleader also submitted that advance sanction has been issued for payment of the pensionary claims as found admissible and that an absolute Non Liability Certificate in respect of the petitioner's husband has also been issued. In view of the submissions made at the Bar by the learned Government Pleader and the steps taken by the Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Administration, this writ petition is WP(C).No.34227/2008 2 disposed of with a direction to the respondents to ensure that the pensionary benefits payable on account of late V.T.Patris and the family pension payable to the petitioner are disbursed at the earliest and in any event within three months from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge TKS