IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) No. 393 of 2010 Smt. Godawari Devi …….Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …Respondents. Sri Raman Kumar Sah, Advocate present for the petitioner. Sri Dinesh Gahtori, Standing Counsel present for the State. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (oral) Amendment application has been filed by the counsel for the petitioner in Court today. The same is taken on record. Amendment application is allowed. Petitioner is directed to file an amended memo of parties during the course of the day. Heard Sri Raman Kumar Sah, Advocate for the petitioner and Sri Dinesh Gahtori, Standing Counsel present for the State. The petitioner claims family pension. Husband of the petitioner died in the year 1984. The petitioner’s husband was earlier a soldier in the armed forces. Thereafter he was absorbed in P.A.C. He was getting pension till the date of his death. However, the petitioner is now entitled for the family pension, but she is not getting the same. Since it is a very old matter, this Court was not initially inclined to entertain it, but for the simple reason that the matter consists of family pension of a widow and in State of Uttarakhand there is a special cell known as “Sainik Kalyan Department” for redressal of such grievances, it is directed that the petitioner shall make a representation before the concerned authority of “Sainik Kalyan Department”, who shall pursue the matter of the petitioner with the concerned authorities by 2 taking appropriate steps. It is expected that the concerned “Sainik Kalyan Department” will do its best in pursuing the matter and taking it to its logical end. With these observations, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 6.1.2011 Avneet