HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16256 of 2026 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. This petition has been filed for the following relief: "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to direct the Respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the application/representation dated 25.8.2026 submitted by the petitioner regarding commencement of her family pension/widow pension, payment of admissible arrears and correction of her date of birth in the relevant records, expeditiously and preferably within a time-bound period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court; otherwise the petitioner will suffer irreparable loss and injury." 2. A preliminary objection has been raised by counsel appearing for Union of India that petitioner being a Railway employee has an alternative remedy of approaching the Central Administrative Tribunal. 3. In view of the availability of alternative remedy, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. 4. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, if so desires. October 5, 2026 Nitika Sri. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dipendra Kumar Tripathi, Lakshmi Kant Pandey, Shrichandra Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Prabhakar Tripathi (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Smt. Meera Verma .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad