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2025 DAILYLAW 111364 (ALL)

SMT. SHAKUNTALA v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/20139/2024 · 2025-02-06

Ajay Bhanot

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:17253 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 20139 of 2024 Petitioner :- Smt. Shakuntala Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bed Kant Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Harshit Pandey Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Sri Bed Kant Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Harshit Pandey, learned counsel for respondents no. 3 and 4 and learned Standing Counsel for the State. The petitioner claims that she is entitled to family pension of her husband's services rendered on the post of Sweeper in Nagar Nigam, Health Division, Kanpur along with interest. A representation in this regard has been made but to no avail. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the matter requires factual determination as per applicable law by the competent authority in the first instance. He however fairly submits that the claim of the petitioner needs to be decided in an expeditious time frame. In the wake of submissions made by the parties, and without going into the merits of the case, interest of justice will be served by directing the respondent no. 3, Nagar Ayukt, Nagar Nigam, Kanpur Nagar to execute the following directions: I. The respondent no. 3, Nagar Ayukt, Nagar Nigam, Kanpur Nagar shall decide the representation of the petitioner for family pension of her husband's services rendered on the post of Sweeper in Nagar Nigam, Health Division, Kanpur within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a fresh copy of the representation. In wake of the aforesaid direction the writ petition is disposed of finally. Order Date :- 6.2.2025 Pravin Digitally signed by :- PRAVIN VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad