IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2011 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7035 of 2011(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- B.SALINI, AGED 35 YEARS, D/O.LATE CHELLAYYAN YESUDAS, NOW RESIDING AT NARAYANAVILASAM, THAZHENADUVILAKAM, KANJAMPAZHINJI P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.S.PRAVEEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN NO.695 001. 2. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN NO.695 001. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN NO.695 121. ADV. MR. P.K. MANOJ KUMAR BY GOVT. PLEADER ADV. MR. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7035 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner's father died on 8.4.2009, while working as a Sanitation Worker in the services of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to compassionate employment under the Compassionate Employment Scheme of the Government of Kerala. Seeking that benefit, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 application before the Corporation, which has been forwarded by the Corporation to the first respondent Government under cover of Ext.P1 letter. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd