IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 36642 of 2009(A)
1. KOKKATTA KUNHAMBU, S/O. RAMAN NAIR,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS
... Respondent
2. THE STATE OF KERAL, REP. BY ITS
3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR.
For Petitioner :SRI.M.A.FIROZ
For Respondent :SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDI
The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
Dated :31/03/2010
O R D E R
T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J.
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Dated this the 31st day of March, 2010.
JUDGMENT
The petitioner herein is an applicant for grant of SSS pension. He is a
senior citizen aged 89 years. He had actively participated in the Kavumbhai
struggle which is recognized by the Government of India as per letter No.
6/1/97FF(P) dated 20.1.1998 for the purpose of granting of SSS pension.
The petitioner had suffered imprisonment for nine months in connection
with the said struggle which has been certified by the jail authorities also.
2. Ext.P1 is the copy of the application dated 3.4.1998 which was
processed and forwarded to the State Government by the District Collector
along with a communication Ext.P1. The State Government forwarded the
same to the Central Government along with the recommendation of the
District Collector, as per Ext.P3. Thereafter, the Central Government by
Ext.P4, directed the State Government to furnish the requisite information
regarding the genuineness of the extract of jail certificate, as per letter
dated 23.8.2000. It is mentioned by the petitioner that the details have
already been forwarded to the Central Government during the year 2001.
So far no orders have been passed by the Central Government on the
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application. Ext.P5 is the judgment in another case wherein this Court
directed the Central Government to take a decision in the matter within a
time frame.
3. Since all the details have been forwarded to the Central
Government, there will be a direction to the Central Government to take a
decision on the application submitted by the petitioner in the light of the
recommendation made by th State Government, within a period of five
months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner
will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition
for compliance.
The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs.
(T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)
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