DEVKI Vs. RAJASTHAN STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BOTH these writ petitions involve identical questions of law, therefore they are disposed of by this common order.

(2.) IN Smt. Devki Vs. The Rajasthan State Electricity Board, Jaipur S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1616/1990, the petitioner has prayed that she may be paid the family pension which is payable to her as a result of death of her husband while on duty on 21. 10. 1974 after having put in 27th years of continuous service. She has also prayed for interest at the rate of 18% per annum.

(3.) MR. MRidul, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that both these cases are squarely covered by the decision given in the case of Dhula Ram (supra ).