KAMLA DEVI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner, an old woman of 95 years, was married to one Ajmer Singh who used to serve the State of Rajasthan as Compositor in Government Central Press Jaipur. Ajmer Singh got retired from the service in 1954 and expired on November 30, 1958. Till death Ajmer Singh was receiving the pension and after his death the State of Rajasthan started providing family pension to the petitioner at the rate of Rs. 19/- per month. But suddenly after 1960 payment of family pension was stopped without assigning any reason. THE respondents were approached many a times by the petitioner but no relief was granted to her. THEreafter instant writ petition was filed after serving the notice for demand of justice on the respondents.

(2.) IN the reply submitted by the respondents it was pleaded that the family pension was payable to the petitioner only upto March 11, 1960 and thereafter P. P. O. was sent to the Accountant General for record vide letter No. 2522 dated May 24, 1960. Since the petitioner being old woman could not inform about P. P. O. number, the tracing of old record was not possible and the respondents could not proceed in the matter.

(3.) I therefore allow the writ petition and direct the respondents to pay the petitioner provisional pension in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- (Rs. fifty thousand) within thirty days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The respondents are further directed to settle the family pension case of the petitioner till July 31, 2004, failing which the petitioner shall be continuously paid Rs. 200/- per month as family pension w. e. f. August 1, 2004. The petitioner shall also be entitled to the cost of this writ petition which is quantified as Rs. 2000/- (Rs. Two thousand ). .