ZAINAB KHATOON Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner has approached this Court for issuance of direction upon the respondents to pay the compensation of Rs. 10 lacs instead of Rs. 2.50 lacs with statutory interest as per the Resolution of the Govt. dated 21.3.2001. It has further been submitted on behalf of petitioner that father of the petitioner was working as a chowkidar in Bhandra Police Station of Lohardaga vide Police order No. 829199 and was died during service period by the extremist on 26.1.2001. It has further been submitted that she had filed representations for release of compensation before the higher authority. Thereafter, an amount of Rs. 2.50 lacs was released whereas she was entitled for the actual amount of Rs. 10 lacs as per the Resolution of the Govt. dated 21.3.2001.

(2.) It has further been submitted on behalf of petitioner that along with father of the petitioner one Razid Ansari has also died in the extremist attack on 26.1.2001 and wife of said deceased had also filed a writ petition vide W.P.(S) No. 626 of 2003 wherein after considering the said Resolution dated 21.3.2011 the order has been passed allowing the writ petition. Some paragraphs of the said writ petition is being quoted hereinbelow:

(3.) It has been submitted on behalf of petitioner that against the order passed in W.P.(S) No. 626 of 2003 an L.P.A. has been preferred being L.P.A. No. 258 of 2013 which has also been dismissed. As such, the submission has been made that instant writ petition may be disposed of in terms of the order passed in W.P.(S) No. 626 of 2003.