IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN TUESDAY ,THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2018 / 22ND KARTHIKA, 1940 WP(C).No. 36758 of 2018 PETITIONER/S:

KHADIJA BEEVI, AGED 61 YEARS W/O.LATE MOIDEENKANNU, SHIBA MANZIL, VEGANOOR, VIZHINJAM, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -

695 121. BY ADVS.

SRI.V.G.ARUN (K/795/2004)

SMT.INDULEKHA JOSEPH SRI.NEERAJ NARAYAN RESPONDENT/S:

1 THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

2 MAINTANCE AND WELFARE OF SENIOR CITIZEN TRIBUNAL REPRESENTED BY THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

3 SHEMNA BEEGAM AGED 40 YEARS D/O KADEEJABEEGAM, BISMILLAMANZIL, VEGANOOR, VIZHINJAM, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-

695 121.

SMT.AMMINIKUTTY-SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

13.11.2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioner, who is a senior citizen aged 61 years, only seeks that her application namely Ext.P1 filed by her on 15.10.2018 before the 2^nd respondent Revenue Divisional Officer, who is the competent Tribunal under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, he directed to be disposed of.

2. The learned senior Government Pleader says that the application of the petitioner was filed only on 15.10.2018 and therefore, that there is no justification in her rushing to the court in this manner. However, I notice that the 1^st petitioner, being senior citizen, has a statutory right to have her application decided expeditiously and that any further delay may cause irreparable prejudice to her.

In the afore circumstances, I order this writ petition and direct the 2^nd respondent to take up Ext.P1 and dispose it of in terms of law, after following the imperative procedural mandate under the Act, as expeditiously as possible but not later than two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

This Writ Petition is thus ordered.

Sd/-

DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN Dxy JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:

EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION DATED

15.10.2018 ON THE FILES MAINTANCE AND WELFARE OF SENIOR CITIZEN TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.