Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 20TH JYAISHTA, WP(C) NO. 3373 OF 2015 PETITIONER: VALSAMMA AGED 54, D/O. LATE P.A NAIR, THUNDIL HOUSE, NJANJUKKAD, KOLLAKADAVU P.O. CHENGANNUR 690 509. BY ADVS. SRI.MADHU N.NAMBOOTHIRIPAD SRI.C.E.MANOJ NAIR RESPONDENTS: 1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS WELFARE, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR (PP), LOK NAYAK BHAVAN, KIRAN MARKET, NEW DELHI-110 003. 2 ADDL.SURVEYOR GENERAL INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SURVEYING AND MAPPING, SURVEY OF INDIA, UPPAL HYDERABAD- 500 039 3 ESTABLISHMENT AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER OFFICE OF THE ADDL.SURVEYOR GENERAL INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SURVEYING AND MAPPING, SURVEY OF INDIA, UPPAL HYDERABAD- 500 039 4 THE REGIONAL PAY ACCOUNTS OFFICER SURVEY OF INDIA, BLOCK NO.1, 2ND FLOOR, ROOM NO.224 KENDRIYA SADAN, SULTAN BAZAR, HYDERABAD-500 095 5 THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001.
6 THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER SUB TREASURY, MAVELIKARA P.O, PIN 690 101. BY ADV SRI.SUVIN R.MENON, CGC OTHER PRESENT: SRI.V.K.SUNIL, SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SUVIN R MENON, CGC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.06.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J.
--------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 3373 of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 10th day of June, 2024
JUDGMENT
This writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:
“i) Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction to respondent No.2 to grant the family pension to the petitioner w.e.f. 06-09-2007; ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction to 6th respondent to transfer the Disburser’s Portion of the Pension Payment Orders to the 4th respondent with communication to the 3rd respondent and intimation to the petitioner and pass an order or direction to the 2nd respondent to expedite the decision on the request of the petitioner. iii) To issue such other writ, order or direction which this Honourable Court may deem and fit and proper to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case.”
2. When this Writ petition came up for consideration on 20.03.2024, there was no representation for the petitioner. Today also, there was no representation for the petitioner.
3. Learned Government Pleader submits that,
if the petitioner has any grievances, the same is to be agitated before the Central Administrative Tribunal. Since, there is no representation for the petitioner, this writ petition need not be retained here. If there is any surviving grievances to the petitioner, the petitioner is free to agitate the same before the appropriate authority. With the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN JUDGE AJ APPENDIX OF WP(C) 3373/2015 PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17-01-2012. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LEGAL HEIR SHIP CERTIFICATE DATED 12-01-2011 EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF
CHERIYANAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH DATED 10-4EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.B654/18-A- 5/BUDGET/IISM DATED 23-01-2012 EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 20-08-2012 EXHIBIT P5(A) TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 20-08-2012 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.B 6329/18-AEXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE REMINDER DATED 29-1EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 8-2-2013
EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23-2-2013 EXHIBIT P10 TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED 11-3-2013 EXHIBIT P11 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17-8-2013 EXHIBIT P12 TRUE COPY OF THE REMINDER DATED 3-9EXHIBIT P13 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 21-2-2014 EXHIBIT P14 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 13-2-2014 EXHIBIT P15 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 22-4-2014 EXHIBIT P16 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT DATED 29-5-2014 EXHIBIT P17 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER DATED 28-10-2014