IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19837 of 2010 BINDU SINGH, Wife of Havaldar Vindhayachal Singh, daughter of Shri Bidya Singh , Vill + P.O. Masarh , P.S. Udwantnagar, district- Bhojpur(Bihar) ---------------- Petitioner Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA through the Ministry of Defence, New Delhi 2. Col.Col.A ( D & V) for GOC-in-C Army Head Quarters, Northern Command DHQ, P.O. New Delhi 3. The Controller Defence Account, Allahabad 4. Lt. Col.2JC for C/O, 21 Coprs zone WKSP Pin 90632 C/O 56 APO 5. Lt. Col. Officer Commanding Central WKSP Coy 135t(1) WKPS EME ( Sig GP) Pin 906135 C/O 56 APO 6. The Officer Commanding 135 Independent Workshop Udhampur, C/O 56 APO 7. Lt. Col Chief Record Officer, EME, Records PIN 900453 C/O 56 APO 8. No.145876149 Hav/TNR Vidhaychal Singh, Son of Late Krishana Singh Vill Nawli, P.O. Nawli, To Chadaura, THE Jamania, Disttt- Gazipur, State –U.P. Pin 232332 ------------ Respondents ----------- 02. 07.12.2010. Heard Shri Ajit Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Raghib Ahsan, learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the Government of India. The petitioner, who is the wife of respondent no.8, has prayed for directing the respondents to release and pay the family pension and other consequential benefits and allowances thereof to the petitioner. At the very outset, it was pointed out by Shri Raghib Ahsan, learned Assistant Solicitor General that for the purposes of deciding such dispute as well as the matter relating to post retiral dues, a tribunal has already been constituted under the provisions of Armed Forces Tribunal Act in the year 2009. Accordingly, it has been submitted that since there is statutory remedy available to the 2 petitioner, the petitioner may approach the said tribunal and this High Court may not entertain the present petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after submission advanced by the learned Assistant Solicitor General, submits that in view of the objection raised by the learned counsel for the Government of India, he may be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition for approaching the said tribunal. The prayer is allowed. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to approach the said tribunal, which as per Shri Raghib Ahsan is functioning at Calcutta (West Bengal). Accordingly, it is dismissed as withdrawn. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)