IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 34227 of 2008(Y)
1. SAJITHA PARTIS, W/O.LATE V.T.PATRIS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO
... Respondent
2. CHIEF ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
3. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OF IRRIGATION,
For Petitioner :SMT.REKHA VASUDEVAN
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN
Dated :26/05/2009
O R D E R
P.N.RAVINDRAN, J.
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W.P.(C)No.34227 of 2008
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Dated 26th May, 2009
JUDGMENT
The petitioner is the wife of late V.T.Patris who was
formerly employed as Superintending Engineer in the Department of
Water Resources. The petitioner’s husband passed away on
13.12.2006. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the delay in
disbursement of terminal benefits and non-payment of family pension.
2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today,
Sri.Antony Mukkath, the learned Government Pleader appearing for
the respondents on instructions from the Additional Chief Secretary to
Government, Water Resources Department, submitted that the papers
relating to grant of pensionary benefits due to the petitioner’s late
husband and family pension to the petitioner have been forwarded to
the Accountant General for verification and authorisation. The learned
Government Pleader also submitted that advance sanction has been
issued for payment of the pensionary claims as found admissible and
that an absolute Non Liability Certificate in respect of the petitioner’s
husband has also been issued. In view of the submissions made at
the Bar by the learned Government Pleader and the steps taken by the
Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Administration, this writ petition is
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disposed of with a direction to the respondents to ensure that the
pensionary benefits payable on account of late V.T.Patris and the
family pension payable to the petitioner are disbursed at the earliest
and in any event within three months from today.
P.N.RAVINDRAN
Judge
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