1 2026:CGHC:25734 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4504 of 2026 Smt. Jasinta Tirkey W/o Late Shri Sanjay Tirkey Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Lakshmipur Post Miriguda Tehsil Dharamjaigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Finance Pension Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Accountant General (A & E) Chhattisgarh Zero Point Baloda Bazar Road District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - District Collector Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - The District Treasury Officer Treasury Office Raigarh Collectorate Parisar Kelo Vihar Colony Raigarh District- Raigarh Chhattisgarh 5 - The Chief Manager State Bank Of India CPPC Raipur Ground And 1st Floor SBI Kutchery Branch Jail Road Raipur District- Raipur Chhattisgarh SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.06.23 18:18:50 +0530 2 6 - The Branch Manager State Bank Of India Branch Dharamjaigarh District- Raigarh Chhattisgarh, ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate alongwith Dr. Jitendra Kishor Mehta, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer For Respondents No.2, 5 & 6 : Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 23/06/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction towards the respondent authorities to release the family pension amount in her favour, which is due since 01.04.2016 till date, and to consider the representations submitted by her. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the widow of Late Shri Sanjay Tirkey, who was working as a Patwari in the Revenue Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, and died in harness on 12.01.2015. He submits that after the death of the employee, the petitioner was paid family pension up to 31.03.2016; however, no family pension has been released in her favour thereafter, despite the Pension Payment Order (P.P.O.) having been transferred from District Treasury, Morena (M.P.) to District Treasury, Raigarh (C.G.). Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner has submitted several representations before the competent authorities seeking release of the family pension due from 01.04.2016 onwards, but no decision has been taken 3 thereon till date. He would contend that the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities is arbitrary and has caused severe financial hardship to the petitioner. Therefore, he prays that an appropriate direction be issued to the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner and release the family pension payable to her in accordance with law. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for respondents No.2, 5 and 6, by referring to the E-mail dated 18.06.2026 (Annexure R/5-1) filed along with the counter reply, submits that after finalization of the Pension Payment Order (P.P.O.), the same has been forwarded by the District Treasury to the concerned bank, i.e., State Bank of India, on 18.06.2026. Learned counsel, on instructions, further submits that the family pension shall be released to the petitioner regularly from the ensuing month. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents appended with the writ petition. 5. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, and particularly the statement made on behalf of respondents No.5 and 6 that the finalized Pension Payment Order (P.P.O.) has already been forwarded to the concerned bank on 18.06.2026 and that the family pension shall be released to the petitioner regularly from the ensuing month, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to the respondent authorities to ensure that the family pension payable to the petitioner is released in accordance with law without any 4 further delay. 6. It is made clear that if the family pension is not released, or if any grievance of the petitioner still survives, she shall be at liberty to avail such remedy as may be available to her in accordance with law. 7. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar