IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2010 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 2954 of 2009(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- T.K. ROHINI AMMA, AGED 72 YEARS, W/O. LATE T.K. SREEDHARAN, PRASAD BHAVAN, KANCHIYAR P.O., IDUKKI 685 511. BY ADVS. MR.A.JAYASANKAR, MR.MANU GOVIND. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, FREEDOM FIGHTERS DIVISION,. FIRST FLOOR, LOK NAYAK BHAVAN, NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY SECRETARY. 2. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV. MR.P.P.PADMALAYAN, C.G.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.2954/2009 B APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD. 13/05/1974 ISSUEDBY FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. P2: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD. 11/11/1975 WHERE BY KERALA FREEDOM FIGHTERS PENSION WAS SANCTIONED. P3: COPY OF COMMUNICATION DTD. 06/01/1999 RECEIVED FROM 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C).No.2954/2009-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an applicant for grant of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension. She is the widow of Shri T.K.Sreedharan a freedom fighter who took part in the Quit India Movement. Late Shri T.K.Sreedharan was a recipient of freedom fighters' pension granted by the second respondent and the petitioner is now receiving the family pension eligible to the widow after his demise. An application was submitted by the late husband of the petitioner for the grant of S.S.S Pension. During his life time, the application was not processed or sanctioned by the competent authorities. It is in these circumstances, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 2. The first respondent has filed a counter affidavit stating that the State Government has not forwarded the mandatory verification-cum-entitlement report for considering the application for the grant of S.S.S Pension. 3. The second respondent has not filed any counter affidavit so far. In the light of the direction sought for, there will be a direction to the second respondent to forward the application along with the annexures and documents as well as the verification-cum-entitlement W.P.(C). No.2954/2009 -:2:- report to the first respondent within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will also make available the necessary certificates including the death certificate, etc. in support of her claim before the second respondent for transmission to the first respondent. The first respondent will consider the application and pass final orders within a further period of four months from the date of receipt of the records from the second respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms