IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14858 of 2010 Date of Decision: November 08, 2010 Rano Devi .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Rajesh K. Dadwal, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. B.S. Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to release Family Pension to the petitioner. CWP No.14858 of 2010 [2] 2. It has been pleaded that husband of the petitioner namely Kavi Raj joined the respondents on 25.8.1975. Husband of the petitioner retired on 30.4.2006 from the post of Senior Lab Assistant. On death of husband of the petitioner, the petitioner became entitled to Family Pension which has not been released. 3. From the reply, it has been brought out that vide Order dated 10.9.2010 (Annexure R-1), Indian Audit & Accounts Department has informed the District Treasury Officer, Hoshiarpur, that Family Pension be paid to petitioner, Smt. Rano Devi, from the date of death of her husband. 4. In view of above, the petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. (AJAI LAMBA) November 08, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?