[2025:RJ-JP:45742] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1588/2012 Smt Geeta Devi W/o Late Shri Rameshwar Lal, aged about 50 years, R/o Near Sindhi Topdhara School, Ajmer ----Petitioner Versus 1. State of Rajasthan through its Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 2. Director, Local Bodies, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 3. Municipal Board, Phulera through its Executive Officer, Phulera 4. Director, Pension and Pensioners Welfare Department, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashok Bansal For Respondent(s) : Ms. Shruti Singhi on behalf of Mr. Rahul Lodha HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA Order 13/11/2025 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner with a challenge to order dated 31.01.2011, and prays for issuance of direction to the respondents to allow benefits of family pension to the petitioner as per Pension Regulations along with arrears and interest thereon. 2. Heard. 3. Considered. 4. The similar issue has already been decided by the Co- ordinate Bench of this Court in case of Smt. Pushpa Devi Vs. [2025:RJ-JP:45742] (2 of 2) [CW-1588/2012] The State of Raj. & Ors. (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.9527/2007), decided on 04.08.2022. 5. The Co-ordinate Bench in the case of Smt. Pushpa Devi (supra) has observed as under:- "Admittedly, the husband of the petitioner died on 15.08.1970 and the Rajasthan Municipal Service (Pension) Rules, 1989 framed by the State Government came into existence w.e.f. 01.10.1987, much after death of the husband of the petitioner" 6. In the present case, admittedly, the husband of the petitioner died on 09.02.1981, i.e., much after the promulgation of the Rajasthan Municipal Service (Pension) Rules, 1989, which came into force w.e.f. 01.10.1987. 7. In view of the above, the petitioner is not entitled for family pension. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed. 8. Since the main petition has been dismissed, the stay application and pending application, if any, also stand disposed of. (GANESH RAM MEENA),J Jayant Kumar-ARTI SHARMA /44