SUMAN KANWAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for seeking direction to the respondents to grant dearness allowance as applicable from time to time upon family pension.

(2.) AS per the facts of the case, the petitioner's husband late Datar Singh was appointed on compassionate ground in Rajasthan Rajaya Vidhyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. on account of death of his father on the post of Consumer Complaint Clerk vide order dated 15.3.1996. Late Sh. Datar Singh died while in service on 10.7.2011. The petitioner wife of late Datar Singh and her three children namely Bhawana, Parikshit and Prashant are living together. After the death of Datar Singh, the petitioner became entitled for the family pension, therefore, family pension was allowed to the petitioner vide payment order dated 11.7.2011, without dearness allowance, which is essential part of family pension.

(3.) BEING aggrieved with non -payment of dearness allowance, number of representations were filed by the petitioner, but respondents did not grant benefit of dearness allowance. In this writ petition the petitioner is seeking direction to the respondents to pay dearness allowance upon the family pension.