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2009 Supreme(Ker) 868

THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN
John Varghese – Appellant
Versus
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, Represented y its Managing Director – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:For the Petitioner:K.P. Justine, Advocate. For the Respondents: Johnson P. John, S.C.

Judgment :

1. The petitioner's father was a servant of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. On his death, family pension was ordered to be paid to the widow. Later, she went abroad and returned. KSRTC failed to release the arrears. She, therefore, filed a writ petition. While that was pending, she died in November, 2008. When that matter came up later, it was submitted by the learned counsel whom she had engaged that her legal heirs are not interested in coming on record to prosecute that writ petition. Recording that submission, W.P (C).30665/08 was dismissed as abated on 2.4.2009 as per Ext.P2 judgment. Now, the petitioner says that after that, the parties obtained heir ship certificate etc. and has moved the competent authority for release of the amount and that the said representation should be considered. This is an era where the underprivileged and others, if grievances subsisting, do not find space or time under the judicial system to seek redressal of their grievances. If writ petitions are filed at the drop of a hat, including on grounds on which reliefs could have been easily obtained elsewhere or even earlier, this clogging agony of the judicial system can never be re


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