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2025 DAILYLAW 31469 (ALL)

SHYAMWATI SHARMA v. STATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIA/3494/2025 · 2025-03-20

Saurabh Shyam Shamshery

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:41334 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3494 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shyamwati Sharma Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ali Hasan,Istiyaq Ali Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Harsh Vardhan Gupta Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. Heard Sri Ali Hasan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Harsh Vardhan Gupta for respondent nos.4 and 5. 2. Petitioner has woken up after a deep slumber. 3. Petitioner's husband, a retired employee died on 1.2.2008 and now in the year 2025 i.e. after about 17 years, she has approached this Court to grant family pension. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner refers documents annexed along with this writ petition that petitioner has regularly approached the concerned respondents, but her grievance was not considered. He also referred a communication dated 13.1.2010 that matter was directed to be taken up for consideration, however, till date it has not been considered. 5. Learned counsel for the respondent nos.4 and 5 submits that at this belated stage there may be some legal impediment to consider claim of the petitioner for family pension. 6. In the aforesaid circumstances, though the petitioner appears to be lethargic towards her right, if any, still considering that it is a case of grant of family pension, therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that in case the petitioner files a detail fresh representation including facts and law within a period of 14 days from today and submit it in the office of respondent no.5 personally, who will provide a receipt of it. 7. Thereafter claim of the petitioner will be considered in accordance with law and in case petitioner fails to submit a representation within the aforesaid period, no further opportunity will be granted. In case there is any legal impediment in considering claim of the petitioner, respondents are at liberty to convey the same to petitioner. Order Date :- 21.3.2025 SB Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad