Muthammal v. Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.10.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.25801 of 2018 Tmt.Muthammal ... Petitioner/Petitioner Vs 1.Union of India, Rep by Govt. of Puducherry, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry 605 001.

2.The Director, Local Administration Department, Pondicherry-1.

3.The Commissioner, Oulgaret Municipality, Jawahar Nagar, Puducherry 605 005.

... Respondents/Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents to grant Family Pension and Death Gratuity and consider and pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 19.12.2017.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Sreenivasan For Respondents : Mr.B.Nambi Selvam, Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

By consent of both parties, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. The petitioner has come up with this writ petition seeking a direction to the second and third respondents to grant Family Pension and Death Gratuity by considering the petitioner's representation dated 19.12.2017.

3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 19.12.2017, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

claiming the same relief as prayed in this writ petition, but, the said representation is yet to be disposed of by the second and third respondents.

4. Mr.B.Nambi Selvam, learned Additional Government Pleader taking notice for the respondents, submitted that the second and third respondents may be directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 19.12.2017 and pass orders in accordance with law.

5. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and also taking into consideration the limited prayer sought for in the writ petition, this Court directs the second and third respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 19.12.2017 and pass appropriate orders, on merits and in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as any of the interested parties, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gsk To 1.The Chief Secretary, Union of India, Rep by Govt. of Puducherry, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry 605 001.

2.The Director, Local Administration Department, Pondicherry-1.

3.The Commissioner, Oulgaret Municipality, Jawahar Nagar, Puducherry 605 005.

+1cc to Mr.D.Sreenivasan, Advocate, S.R.No.

+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.68768 W.P.No.25801 of 2018 VBA(CO) GSP(11/10/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/