NAWJEET HANSDA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND : SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF JHARKHAND : CHIEF CONSERVATIVE FOREST OFFICER, FOREST DEPARTMENT, GOVT OF JHARKHAND : FOREST WORK

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Shri Kaushalendra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Samta, JC to Sr. SC -II for the respondent State.

(2.) THE petitioner Smt. Munni Marandi whose husband was employed under the respondent State Government, had filed the present writ application, praying for a direction upon the respondents to release the arrears of the Dearness Reliefs payable from 23.7.1995 together with the family pension paid to her.

(3.) THE case of the petitioner is that her husband namely, late Gondrap Hansda was employed as Orderly (Peon) under the respondent at Ranchi. He died on 22.7.1995. Though, family pension was fixed and paid to her, but the respondents did not calculate the Dearness Relief which was legally payable along with the family pension.