2025:KER:29720 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 13625 OF 2025 PETITIONER(S): GEETHAKUMARI AGED 59 YEARS W/O BGARGAVAN NAIR @ P.B.NAIR (LATE) AGED 59 YEARS, ASWATHY, AMMAKANTAKA, ADOOR.P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN - 691523 BY ADVS. K.K.SETHUKUMAR SARITHA G.R. SREEKRISHNADATH PANDARATHIL E.K. R.RAHUL NISHA MATHEW MEENAKSHY V.S. PREETHY K. RESPONDENT(S): 1 THE ACCOUNT GENERAL - 2 OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT-II, MADHYA PRADESH, LEKHA BHAVAN, JHANSI ROAD, GWALIOR, PIN – 474001. 2 THE ACCOUNT GENERAL OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNT GENERAL( A&E),KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 585001. 3 THE DIVISIONAL PENSION OFFICER 2ND FLOOR, SATPURA BHAVAN, BHOPAL , MAHYA PRADESH, PIN – 462001. 4 THE DISTRICT PENSION OFFICER NEAR OLD SECRETARIATE, BHOPAL , MAHYA PRADESH, PIN – 462001. 2025:KER:29720 WP(C) NO. 13625 OF 2025 2 5 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NEW ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT, RAJADHANI PROJECT ADMINISTRATION, GOVT. OF MAHYA PRADESH BHOPAL, PIN – 462001. T.K. SREEKALA-SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:29720 WP(C) NO. 13625 OF 2025 3 D. K. SINGH, J ---------------------------------------------- WP(C) No. 13625 of 2025 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 03rd day of April, 2025 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's husband was an employee of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. No cause of action has been alleged within the boundaries of the State of Kerala. Therefore, this Court does not have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain this writ petition. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to approach the Court having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the writ petition. Sd/- D. K. SINGH JUDGE mea 2025:KER:29720 WP(C) NO. 13625 OF 2025 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 13625/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PPO NO.K020375/MP DATED 6/6/2003 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE REG.NO.93/2019 DATED 29/04/2019 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE NO.1234/2021 DATED 21/06/2021 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.P19/VII/LNW/186/2022/1979 DATED 08/03/2022 Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE REG.NO.295/2022 DATED 22/06/2022 Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29/09/2022 GIVEN TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. 172/NO.PEN.KA/2023 DATED 25/05/2023 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P8 ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P7 Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 04/04/2023 GIVEN TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P10 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. PENSION/814 DATED 05/07/2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P11 ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P10 Exhibit P12 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.400/ ESTT./2024 DATED 05/04/2024 GIVEN TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P13 ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P12 2025:KER:29720 WP(C) NO. 13625 OF 2025 5 Exhibit P14 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 19/06/2024 GIVEN TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P15 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. PENSION/2323 DATED 23/07/2024 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P16 ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P15 Exhibit P17 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. PENSION/3679 DATED 18/12/2024 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P18 ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P17 Exhibit P19 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 01/02/2025 GIVEN TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P20 TRUE COPY OF POSTAL RECEIPTS