104.WP.7974.2026 1/2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 7974 OF 2026 Smt. Sanjita Wd/o. Rajaram Durge Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Mr. P.N. Shende, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S.V. Narale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 & 2/State. ------------------------------- CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND R AJ D. WAKODE , JJ. DATE : 13.10.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner is the wife of the deceased employee, Shri Rajaram Nanaji Durge, who was serving at respondent No. 3 – Raje Dharmarao Primary and High School Ashram School, Gadchiroli. The contention of the petitioner is that her husband died in a road accident on 29.05.2023. Being the wife of the deceased employee, the petitioner submitted an application dated 17.03.2025 to respondent No. 3 seeking grant of family pension. The said application is at record page No. 21 (Annexure-IV). 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, despite the lapse of more than one and a half years, the respondents have not processed the aforesaid application, leaving the petitioner without any source of income. In view of the above, the petitioner has approached this Court. 2026:BHC-NAG:13789-DB 104.WP.7974.2026 2/2 4. Since an innocuous prayer is being made by the petitioner, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to the respondents, particularly respondent Nos. 2 and 3, to decide the application dated 17.03.2025 submitted by the petitioner for grant of retiral benefits, including family pension, within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a copy of this order. 5. The petitioner undertakes to produce a copy of this order before respondent Nos. 2 and 3 within a period of two weeks from today. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision. 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) Vijaykumar Signed by: Mr. Vijay Kumar Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 14/10/2026 12:21:55