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W^"'^^S.i''K95''iW3!!!'::WPff:S''^ ^*:.^W;^M'ug|t^..,,'<.».i;i.^^i^;g^;', Ki^l^i M]^ss^ fe^i'Sj'i: '•";:-^:^^^TI..^;::^^i^^!?;':./'::::^./;;-: ;';^:^^-^-;'^^ ^^£'l^^^^I';^l&^^^':^: ^ &^yiitSiKisffiSiSiys8s^ '•"l.;..,^''l.^.<» ^::';-ej;'ll"i':^': I^Y~t .1! ^:.^-t,^;®117.1:,;(;j: :l'.«-s>,:,^:'"»;::^'c^; •/W^-i-t'.^'^ v-,^- m .^.!:^y^..?%;^^«%,f^^^^^ ^SiX^SSiiS'iiiSM ^i;^li:^A%SSIS!"!fi':^M ^S"':'t '^:'^^?v::"'yS's'^S''ivs'H?ss& i^tiSi^iiSI^gilS ^Sn^.%y-ft 's^^ww^ 'li*ii;.::.."*E<';lli; ^i •iiei?'i^':W: ~:fi:.W: ^'^ '. ~ '.'v< "M: '*' 'ct^ ;v.-? R^ ^•» •:a MS :a ^.fl" K;iili 'iiiSi^ K^Si"^' ::'°'.:A l^;;.;;,,., .£-i;' ••^..^.y^ »&<%/.^.s, ^^^'! .©• ms asr '^w^. 'w •®•@^^i.?.^%»t_® m li! -li.«..3> '3^ 3•c^ HIGH GOURT OF CMHATTISGARH AT BILASRUR WRITRETITION No. 185 of 2004 PETITIONER Srnt.Savitri Bai VERSUS RESPONDENTS : StateofCtlhattisgarhandofhers Po^forpronouncementGiftlieJudgmentanilOrderon^3 S ^ BS .Sd/-^^^. :::Santish.;K.AgiH^ot]Fi1 -'-;;~":Judge?:i1" '! w •l^l :-i-WS^^' S'^s;. B»!i? '\s' *S?i%^;ry;!:^''l'iT;ai;:;:?:^;\" ''^'i'.'iKS^!'. l~SfiiissSf:/^ HlGl-LGOURTOFGt-IHATTISGftRHATBII.ASP'UR V e2l .->?; PETIT10NER RESPONDENTS WRlTPEriTIONNGi; :1.85 of2004 : Srrtt.Savitri Bai Aged about 53^ySSrs,^Wiclow bf Late ,Sykuli-arh Shyamt^; (Ssriathi) ResiaeiTt sf village; BiEilBaa;TaKsil ? Janjgfr Distt.jatljgir-ehafflpa(G.G.) ;;'<';:l:::;-':^VffRSUS;l:''' .a.':^ 1. State of Chhattisgarn Through - ©ollector, ".Kortia. ' ':',' • -:: :':•...•• :,"'i;':':"'' •. :'; 2. Block ^Educatioh Officer Adivasi Vikas, Kaitglrora; Distt. Kdrba (C.G.) 3. Assistant Commissioher, Adivasi Vikas :..'^:Mortia;(e.GQK-'7-. ,,•.•:•.^••'.••^ PETlTiONUNDgRARTICt^26AND2^^0KTHECONSTITUTlQN& SB:Heiri'BiieSnnSsitislTK.-Aghi otri.J. Preseiit: Shri RS;Gupta,Ayv6%tSl:6rthe pMition^ Ms.^SuBitaJditt; I'Snel l^wygrforthieState/resRortd^ (Passedon.A^ayofMarGtt,200QK^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.^^-^ 1. The petitioner seeks a direCti(?n to tl1& respiontients fof' pSyrnent (ff familypensionfrom 26.02.a.995i.e.tMe nextciateofthectgathof Vns petitioner's Husband within three months. 2. Theintlisputablefacts,int)riief,'as|ii>8jectedBytnepetitien6risthat tlie husband Of the petitioner irarnelySukul Rarn, wh^ile workjirig^ Head Master in GovernmentPiFirfiaFySehool,BanRiMongrt,di 25.02.1^5, inliarn^.ThBipgfiti&tler^beiraglifteliv entitleU to the entire farnily pension EI»pgr pr6visiD of;law. 3. SMl'i Qupta, leamed jcounse|L:app&aring for W submit that the cllildr'en of Sukiil Ram are nof entitletl to any SKare of tlie family peiiision. The petitioner is a legal wif&sas;sHe igot ^ man'iedwith Sukul Ram after death of Uis fir^ wi^,?a^^Be?al6n^^^ IS iehtitled to fanflly peiTsioni. -•Q-- 4. Per contra, Ms. Jain, learned Pahel Lawyer appearihg fbr the • State/respondents would subrnit that Uate Sukul Rarn died leaving behind the petitioner, i.e. the secontl wrfe alongwithi^hsr' daughter SeemaBaiar(do(hersonsanddauglliterswh6wereti6rh,withinthe wedlock of the first deceased wife 6f Sukul Ram hamely ©irisli Kumar^Rajiv Kumar, Bindu Bai, Sinclu Bai, Nagar Bal ahd Bnuri Bai. Tli&lega^heirsofSUkUIRammadeappliCationforgrantCifgrafuity, family welfarfffund, G.P.F., ex^ratia and l^nsioti. TMesr^p^ No. 2, asked the legal tieirs to submit a suCGessioh certificate ts establish that all of the successore have b®eh named in the application f&r granfcof retiral benefits. Ttle sycciession ®ertificat6 waSgr^tedoiri 28.02.2001 reGorclingtFiefindihgtliatth'e petitloner, ITer tlaughter as well as ittte^ alaove statettsSOns antl daughtere arethe suCcessore ofSykul Raitiianil aSSycH, theywere entUledtQfhebertefitS.ltisfyrthersuBmittedthatvicl&letteraatetl 6.93004 <Anriexure^R/4),tl?eam6uht6fantiGipatDiy,pension treen deterfflined^^Rs; 7850B^, Rfe75,OOQ/'-^^FamilYJBens1:if' Fund, Rs. 27J64/- Earnefl-Le^e Effic;aslTiT^Kafffil?Rs^^)C)QO/-ias G.I.S. and llas been granteil ts tl-ie petiti@her ancl tlle otHer tieirs 6f Sukul Ram who were born wKh the first wife; The petitiQner declined to receiv& the pe'nsion Ail the ground that the petifioner' al<;>neisentitledt^family,pi^ion,aridlTOrie 6ttiers.it ^^^^^^^^ .^^^^^ ^^^.^ I Have heat^ learnedeounsel appearingfyi'tMespafti^perusea pleadingsand d&cl.imefTtS'appentledthergto^ 6. Rule' 47 of the M;P. "CiviKServices (PenSi6nJ (hereinal'terreferred t6 as 'ttie Rules, 1^6'5^rn?l<es NRi^v^d^ conti'ibutory farnily pSnsion whereih ih Rule 2, it i?!prG(Vil(g€l that iRul|s;; 1976^ bf tiw i!-tii»y"i ^iH^-l.^!^ ^aSSSis&'S / -z ••^ 'i-^-T' 8. 1 (1985) 3SCt: 345 ^hefamilyiDfthedeceaSi^shallbe'entitleditocontributo p®rision(hereinafter i tKis rulg referred^^^^^^ THefeafter, how family pgftSion is to Be y^ermiiTecf and paid, iS proyicl^. Furthgr, in case of nori-coRtriButOry pensicm,'^ of Rule 47 ofthe Ryles, 1976 which proviaes thatfort <efithis^rule"fanllly"inrelationtotneGovernmentservantnieans( 'WiWtirWiv^i Ba§e6famaleGG^i-nrnentse^ the Case of & female ©dvernment se^rvant. Where a feiTia'e Govemrnent S&rvant or a Hlale Governrrient servanf dies leavinjg behrincl^idower W wicl6W and eligible ^liild or^^^c widOwerdr ths Widow^as the case may be, rernarried before tKe deattt of tHe Governmenf serVant, the family ^ payaBleto a cliildior cllildren in r^pecA^fthe fli|Beased?snail ^ayabl^ fo fhe ^suWiyiHg ^pei^6ft.....;(N) ^hs and^ clatigtiterswhoi haveriotatfained theageof25yeafSittcludingsuGh sonsana daygntei'satloptetflegailybefeir'eretii'erheiit. Bareperusaloftnsabovestatedprovisiofis makeS.it clea^r artd unmarriea tlaughters %ho rtave llot ^fainea^l:^ years are also^ efititled al®ngwitl1thie widow to family;p^ Contention Of Shri Gupta tllSt the pgtitiBner alone beingsurviying widowisentitled tbfamilyggnsion, does notmeritacGeBtance. Th6Supreme(^urt,i the"iinattsrdfSmfeP66Maffia^an(/otfiers^ 'lion;of7nBf;a,aJITO(5otHCTsi,;obSei'vetlasunder; '7. It' is^not^nec^saty (Q, exafl'line^liiK ^ffGeptfof pension. As alr^dy Held: by tMis GOulFt ini| iium^ u^ judgments pereijon;isa rigHt not^ payment. The payttieiitjcff pehsion does net cl^i:^ the cjiscretiori Qfth®Gsvel'nment buf isgbvei|necl-;BythS ^' •^!"W'sS.':< ::it'- relevant rulesKand ariyone ^ntitled to the pehsion under the iiules cah claim ifas aniatter of right. (Debk/Nandan Prasad v. Sta(e of^Biftar, Sfate OfPlwy^ V. /q^S^gh aind0^ftek^^v.Unfonoffm^.)Wh^ethe<3ov^hW^ seivant rendered sewi , to^ comf^nsate^which]ar;'1:arhily pension scheine iscleviseil,flie.wiclowajncLtHedependeFtf mihors would equally be ehtitled to family pehsion as a; matter df right. I n fact we look upon pensien hot merely as a statutory right but Ss tfre fulfilfnent of a: constitutional promise inasmuch as it partakes th6 GharaCterofpi.ibliGassiStanceih^oasgstifuhemplQyhient, oia^ge, disablem&nt orsimi|arother(^^ ofimde^i^ want. R&levant ; riiles mier'ely ffiake effective fhe ConStitutionalmandate...;..." 9. This positidn of lawis clear arid as such ih view of the well settled phnciple of law as enunGiated above, iTaving regard to the provisions for payment of family penSion untler Rules 1976, it is Glearthatwidowandthesohsanctum¥iaiTieddaught6i^Wh& not attained tHe age6f25 yegrSare alsoehti'tlecl tofaitfilyipSirisiiBini. If tliesisns^and unre)afri®d.aaug|Tteisnaiye^erSsSe^'thtlagelt^ 25^ears^6rthe^aygHterS?haweig(^@^^^^^ not entitlea to faiflnily |3ensibn. 10. In view of tlie f6r6going, We petition is dismissed. N& oraer asto costs. sd/-.;^,^1.,,.,-: K.^gmIiotN i!'- 1 Aniit '^•'^'^ v.--s.