1 2025:CGHC:14761 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4153 of 2023 1 - Smt. Chitra Verama Wd/o. Late Shri Narmada Prasad Verma, Aged About 59 Years R/o. Atal Vihar, Gokul Nagar, Mathpuraina Gali No. 04, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Post Office Mantralaya, P.S. Rakhi, Atal Nagar Nawa - Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Project, Water Resource Department, Shahid Bhagat Singh Chowk, Civil Lines, G.E. Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh. Pin - 492007. 3 - The Divisional Joint Director, Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Ghadi Chowk Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vipin Tiwari, Advocate For State : Mr. Soumitra Kesharwani, PL (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 27/03/2025 1. The Petitioner- Chitra Verma is widow wife of Late Narmada Prasad Verma who was appointed on the post of Peon on 17/04/1997 in the RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.03.28 14:36:14 +0530 2 Department of Respondent No.2 and subsequently died on 10/10/2009 during employment tenure. 2. By the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner is seeking a direction towards the respondents’ authorities to pay the family pension to her within a stipulated period. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, referring to paragraph 9 of the reply, submits that the process for grant of pension has already been initiated and the same is pending before respondent No.3, therefore, this writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the same in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 5. In view of the submissions made by the petitioner as well as the State, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and take a decision to release the pension of the petitioner within a period of 40 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The petitioner is at liberty to apprize the order of this Court before respondent No.3. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Rahul