CHANDRA BATI DEVI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present writ petition has been preferred by the widow of the deceased employee of the respondent, mainly ventilating the grievance that she is not getting the retirement benefits upon death of her husband and upon his retirement.

(2.) I have heard, learned counsel for the respondents. Learned counsel for the State mainly submitted that case of the notification bearing No. 1982 dated 20th June, 2002, sizeable amount was required to be recovered from the husband of the present petitioner for any reason whatsoever, this amount was not recovered.

(3.) IT appears that the respondents -State has waited for longer period for recovery of the aforesaid amount when the husband of the present petitioner was alive, concerned respondent authorities were lethargic at the relevant time. No care has been taken by those officers. They allowed the petitioner to enjoy all the retiral benefits. Husband of the petitioner retired on 30th April, 1993 and expired in September, 2007, even thereafter, no dues of aforesaid amount has been recovered.