High Court of KeralaWP(C)/6235/2015disposed of

Valsamma @ Valsala Sasi v. The Secretary, Non-Resident Keralites Affairs Department

2015-02-27Honourable Mr.Justice P.R.Ramachandra Menon4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/8TH PHALGUNA, 1936 WP(C).No. 6235 of 2015 (D) --------------------------- PETITIONER:

---------- VALSAMMA @ VALSALA SASI, AGED 56 YEARS W/O.SASI, VELLARINGATTU, VELLIAPALLY P.O.

PALA, KOTTAYAM - 686 574.

BY ADVS.SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR SRI.K.JAGADEESH RESPONDENT:

---------- THE SECRETARY, NON-RESIDENT KERALITES AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF NORKA, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 691 001.

R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.JOSEPH GEORGE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27-02-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 6235 of 2015 (D) --------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------ EXT P1- TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION OF THE EMBASSY OF INDIA, DATED 13/08/2012.

EXT P2- TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER "A1 MIRSAH ELECTRO-MECHANICAL & CONST EAST" TO THE EMBASSY OF INDIA, ABU DHABI, DATED 06/09/2010.

EXT P3- TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE AMBASSADOR OF INDIA, EMBASSY OF INDIA, ABU DHABI, DATED 24/0072013.

EXT P4- TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT, DATED 24/07/2013.

EXT P5- TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIOENR, DATD 19/11/2014.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS: NIL ----------------------- TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE SCL.

P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.

--------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6235 of 2015 ------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of February, 2015.

JUDGMENT

The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers:

"i) To issue a writ, direction or order in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent to take appropriate steps to conduct the investigation about the misappropriation by forging the documents, of the compensation amounts due to the legal heirs of the deceased Arun Sasi, by a competent investigating agency or through a police official above the rank of the Commissioner of police of the State;

ii) To issue a writ, direction or order in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent to take appropriate steps to get disbursed the compensation amount including the Diya money due to the legal heirs of the deceased Arun Sasi through the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi"

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner has also been projected by way of Ext.P5, which is pending consideration before the respondent and the prayer is only to cause the same to be

-2considered and disposed of within a reasonable time. 3.

Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 4.

After hearing both the sides, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext. P5 in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, which shall be finalized at the earliest, at any rate, within 'three months' from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the respondent for further steps.

Sd/- P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE Scl.