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[2025:RJ-JP:30350] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7053/2004 Smt. Maya Devi Sharma, aged about 48 years, W/o Late Shri Har Bhajan Sharma, R/o Ward No.6, Kherli, Tehsil Kathumar, District Alwar. ----Petitioner Versus
1. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Ltd., through its Managing Director, Parivahan Marg, Chomu House, Jaipur.
2. The Chief Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Ltd. Matsya Nagar Agar, Alwar. ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : None present For Respondent(s) : None present HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA Order 06/08/2025
1. No one has put in appearance on behalf of both the parties.
2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to grant family pension, death-cum-gratuity and other retiral benefits along with interest @ 24% p.a. from the date of death of her husband, i.e. 04.06.1997.
3. Reply to the writ petition has been filed mentioning therein that husband of the petitioner was never a member of Employees Provident Fund, however, such fund was erroneously deducted from the pay of her husband. Later on, when the petitioner claimed such benefits, vide letter dated 11.04.2001, she was directed to deposit employee's and employer's share with
[2025:RJ-JP:30350] (2 of 2) [CW-7053/2004] interest @ 8.5% p.a. from March, 1971 till June, 1993 amounting to Rs.42,874/- in the prescribed Branch.
4. Intimation in this regard was also given to Employees Provident Fund Organization vide letter 24.04.2001. Thereafter, vide letter dated 06.11.2003 (Annexure-R/4), the petitioner herself requested the respondents that she was unable to deposit the required amount for the family pension and also prayed for returning the alleged amount earlier deducted under the Head of Employees Provident Fund. Accordingly, the respondent- Corporation has refunded the amount earlier deducted to the petitioner during the pendency of the writ petition.
5. In view of above, no case for interference under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is made out. Hence, the writ petition filed by the petitioner is hereby dismissed.
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