IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 14562 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- KULINHYIL KANNOTH NARAYANI, W/O. LATE THAZHE VEETTIL NARAYANAN, BLATHUR, KALLIAD P.O., IRIKKUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (FFP.B) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.K.RAMESH ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, CGC FOR R1 SHRI.SIRAJ KAROLY,CGC FOR R1-2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 14562 of 2009-m - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is the widow of Thazhe Veettil Narayanan who was a freedom fighter who had participated in Kavumbhai struggle. He was arrested on 10.2.1947 and was remanded to jail. The police registered a criminal case as C.C. No.36/1947 on the file of the Special Ist Class Magistrate, Tellicherry. He was an under-trial prisoner from 10.2.1947 to 7.6.1947 and was convicted by the Magistrate on 7.6.1947 and sentenced to undergo R.I. for three months each under Sections 147 and 323 I.P.C. He was released from jail on 14.8.1947. True copy of the extract of the under trial prisoners’ register and also the convict register maintained by the Superintendent, Central Jail, Kannur relating to the petitioner’s husband is produced as Ext.P1. 2. After the Kavumbhai struggle was recognized by the Central Government as as part of freedom struggle as per order dated 20.1.1998 for grant of SSS pension, the petitioner filed an application. It is averred in the writ petition that the District Collector and the District Advisory Committee, after enquiry, recommended the petitioner’s application for wpc14562 /2009 2 grant of SSS pension. Ext.P4 is the communication from the Central Government to the petitioner requesting to submit the original of under trial/convict register along with the date of issue, for further action in the matter. The petitioner thereafter forwarded the original of Ext.P2 for necessary action. As no further action was taken in the matter, this writ petition has been filed seeking for various reliefs. 3. The Central Government Standing Counsel has filed a counter affidavit on behalf of the first respondent. Going by the counter affidavit, no application of the petitioner is now pending before the Ministry. The State Government has not filed any counter affidavit. 4. There will be a direction to the State Government to forward the application along with the annexures and verification report to the Central Government within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Thereafter, the first respondent will consider the same and pass appropriate orders within a period of four months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/