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SMT. RAMESHWARI SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY./ PUBLIC WORK DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/11669/2025 · 2025-10-07

Shree Prakash Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 11669 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. Instant writ petition has been filed with the following reliefs :- "i. Issue Writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing the impugned order dated 11.11.2020 passed by oppo. party no 4 as contain in Annexure no-1 to this writ petition. ii. Issue a Writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding oppo. party no 4 to grant family pension to the petitioner with effect from 15.04.2022 i.e. the death Bhanu Pratap Singh Tomar. iii. Issue a writ order or direction in nature of mandamus commanding the oppo. parties to pay arrears of the pension to the petitioner's husband with effect from date of retirement i.e. 31.01.2018." Contention put forth by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the husband of the petitioner died in the year 2022 and the family pension is not being paid to her and she is suffering hard. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation before the opposite party no. 4 and the opposite party no. 4 may be directed to consider and decide the same within a Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pradeep Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Smt. Rameshwari Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy./ Public Work Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) stipulated period of time, as may be fixed by this court. Learned counsel appearing for the State does not dispute the aforesaid contentions. Be that as it may, without entering into the merits of the case,the petitioner is given liberty to move a fresh representation, while raising all his claims and grounds for getting the benefit of family pension before the opposite party no. 4/Work Superintendent, Temporary Departmental Construction Division, Electrical Maintenance Division, Public Works Department, Lucknow within a period of 10 days form today and if such representation is moved within aforesaid period, the opposite party no. 4 is directed to consider and decide the same within further period of three months, in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is hereby disposed of. October 7, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 11669 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench