IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD NOVEMBER 2010 / 12TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 18459 of 2010(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- C.C.DALY, W/O.LATE K.C.SIMON, KOOTHOOR HOUSE, KOLENCHERY P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J, SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (PRISONS), PRISONS HEADQUARTERS, KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, VIYYUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.18459/2010-F: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 25/01/2001 ISSUED BY THE R.1. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 24/05/2008 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD. 03/12/2008 ISSUED BY THE R.3. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER'S HUSBAND, SRI. K.C. SIMON. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 02/05/2010 ISSUED BY THE R.1. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD. 17/11/2009 ISSUED BY THE R.3. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE ORDER, G.O. DTD. 06/10/1989 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 18459 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 3rd day of November, 2010. J U D G M E N T Petitioner's husband was a Warder in the Jail Department of the Government of Kerala. After prolonged illness, he died on 24.8.2009. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: “i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to forthwith disburse the life time arrears of compassionate allowance that was due to the petitioner's late husband and which has been sanctioned to be paid to the petitioner vide Ext. P5 order. ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to disburse the payments made by the petitioner's late husband towards the Family Benefits Scheme and provident fund account to the petitioner forthwith. iii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to disburse the family pension to the petitioner we 24.8.2009 forthwith.” The petitioner now submits that all other benefits except life time arrears of compassionate allowance have been paid. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the Accountant General has already authorized payment of life time arrears of compassionate allowance at the rate of Rs.2400 + DR from 7.3.2009 to 24.8.2009 to the petitioner. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to pay the life time arrears of W.P.C. No. 18459/2010 -: 2 :- compassionate allowance also to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.