Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:60929 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5185 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kanti Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Siddharth Khare,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rafat Raza Khan Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Shri Aditendra Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is entitled to pension/family pension. Representations in this regard have been made to the competent authority but to no avail. Shri Rafat Raza Khan, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 3, 5 and 6 submits that the matter requires factual determination and other considerations as per applicable laws by the competent authority in the first instance. However, he fairly contends that the service benefits/claims are liable to be decided by the competent authority in a reasonable time frame. In light of the submissions made at the Bar and without going into the merits of the case, the respondent no. 5 Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Wazirganj is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner for disbursal of pension/family pension of the petitioner as per law 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. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 23.4.2025 Vandit Digitally signed by :- VANDIT AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad