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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:84643 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7052 of 2025 Petitioner :- Km. Rahat Zehra Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Tawvab Ahmed Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for following relief:
"i) ISSUE a writ, rule or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding the respondents to pay family pension to the petitioner including areas of family pension together with interest at the rate of 12% per annum from the date of accrual of the date of actual payment."
3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that in the above regard petitioner has already approached the authority concerned by making representation and the Department of Finance Controller, U.P. Police Headquarter had already written to the Superintendent of Police, Pilibhit on 14.01.2020 to take final decision in the matter of the application of the petitioner dated 06.01.2020.
4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that Superintendent of Police concerned may be directed to take a final decision in the matter.
5. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with the direction to the Superintendent of Police, Pilibhit to take a final decision in the matter of claim of the petitioner for family pension, being unmarried daughter of late Variqul Hasan in the light of the order passed by the Department of Finance Controller, U.P. Police Headquarter, Lucknow dated 14.01.2020 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two months of the production of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 20.5.2025 Nadeem Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad