Rosy A. Paul vs State Bank Of India
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Kerala High Court

Rosy A. Paul vs State Bank Of India on 23 July, 2025

Author: T.R.Ravi

Bench: T.R.Ravi

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              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                                PRESENT

                THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI

   WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF JULY 2025 / 1ST SRAVANA, 1947

                         WP(C) NO. 2537 OF 2025

PETITIONER:

            ROSY A. PAUL
            AGED 73 YEARS
            W/O. T.S. JOY,
            RESIDING AT THARAKAN HOUSE,
            HOUSE NO.3, SREYAS NAGAR,
            P.O. OLLUKARA,NEAR MANNUTHY,
            THRISSUR, PIN - 680651.

            BY ADVS.
            SRI.P.C.HARIDAS
            SRI.V. ARJUN



RESPONDENTS:

     1      STATE BANK OF INDIA
            ROTARY JUNCTION,
            POOJAPPURA MAIN ROAD,
            POOJAPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
            REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER,
            PIN - 695012.

     2      THE PERSONNEL MANAGER
            STATE BANK OF INDIA ROTARY JUNCTION,
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             POOJAPPURA MAIN ROAD, POOJAPURA,
             THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695012.


             SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC


      THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
ON   23.07.2025,    THE   COURT   ON   THE   SAME   DAY   DELIVERED   THE
FOLLOWING:
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                                T.R. RAVI, J.
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                     W.P.(C) No.2537 of 2025
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                Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2025

                               JUDGMENT

The grievance is that family pension is not being

disbursed owing to some discrepancies in the application and

the documents available with the respondents. It is submitted

that the name of the applicant differs and the date of birth

also differs. The petitioner has produced documents along

with the reply affidavit and also a copy of the legal heirship

certificate to show the genuineness of the application.

2. The counsel for the respondents submits that these

documents were not placed before the respondents earlier for

consideration.

In the above circumstances, this writ petition is

disposed of, directing the petitioner to produce the documents 2025:KER:54415 WP(C) NO. 2537 OF 2025

now produced along with the reply affidavit also before the

respondents. The respondents shall consider the same and

pass necessary orders. The documents shall be produced

within ten days from today and necessary orders shall be

issued within one month thereafter.

Sd/-

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 2537/2025

PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS

Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING THE MARRIAGE OF THE PETITIONER WITH THARAKAN SEBASTIAN JOY ISSUED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THRISSUR DATED 31.03.2023. Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION SLIP OF THARAKAN SEBASTIAN JOY ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2022.

Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATH KOCHI CORPORATION IN RESPECT OF THE DEATH OF THARAKAN SEBASTIAN JOY.

Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER FOR THE GRANT OF FAMILY PENSION DATED NIL TO THE RESPONDENT. Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTERED NOTICE DATED 12.09.2022 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT INDICATING THE RECEIPT OF EXHIBIT P5 NOTICE BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 31.08.2024 ISSUED BY THE COUNSEL OF THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P8 TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL RECEIPT INDICATING ISSUANCE OF EXHIBIT P7 NOTICE BY THE COUNSEL OF THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT INDICATING THE RECEIPT OF EXHIBIT P7 NOTICE BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PETITIONER AND T.S. JOY.

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EXT.P11 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE DATED 14-03-2025 ISSUED BY THE VICAR, AMMADAM ST. ANTONYS CHURCH, THRISSUR. EXT.P12 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE PETITIONER BEARING NO.600008704465. EXT.P13 TRUE COPY OF THE ONE AND SAME CERTIFICATE DATED 28-02-2025 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, WADAKANCHERY.

EXT.P14 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 25-02-2025 ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR, THRISSUR TALUK.

EXT.P15 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DEATH WITH REF NO. 31/2022 DATED 17-02-2025 ISSUED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF TRICHUR.

EXT.P16 TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE FUNERAL OF THE HUSBAND OF THE PETITIONER T.S. JOY.

EXT.P17 TRUE COPY OF THE ONE AND SAME CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, WADAKKANCHERY DATED 28-02-2025 IN RESPECT OF T.S. JOY.

EXHIBIT P18 TRUE COPY OF THE LEGAL HIGHER SHIP CERTIFICATE DATED 23/01/2023 ISSUED FROM THE TALUK OFFICE, THRISSUR.

RESPONDENTS' ANNEXURES

Annexure A TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION FOR PENSION UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND, STATE BANK OF INDIA SUBMITTED BY LATE SRI. T S JOY. Annexure B TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION FOR FAMILY PENSION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AFFIXING HER PHOTOGRAPH.