IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2783 of 2006 ANJUM ARA SIDDIQUI, daughter of late Md. Fashiuddin, C/o-M.R.siddiqui Chayakar, resident of Kagjee Mohalla, Danapur Cantt. P.S.-Danapur, District-Patna. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Director General of the Department Information and Public Relation Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Accountant General Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. ----------- 2 07.04.2010 Mr. Md. Bahauddin, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Gopal Krishna, learned A.C. to G.A.9 for the State and Mr.J.P. Karn, learned counsel for the Accountant General are present. The petitioner is sister of late Raziuddin Siddiqui who died in harness while holding the post of Chaya Chitrakar in the Department of Information and Public Relation, on 27.1.1999. The petitioner being the sister of the deceased employee has prayed for payment of the family pension. Rule 186 of the Bihar Pension Rules provides for payment of family pension to minor sister until marriage or until the age of 21 years(which has since been enhanced to 24 years) whichever occurs earlier. The writ petition was filed in the year, 2006 and the age of the 2 petitioner is mentioned as 36 years meaning thereby that the petitioner was more than 24 years on the date of death of late Raziuddin Siddiqui. In that view of the matter, the petitioner cannot be found entitled for family pension under the Rules, the claim is rejected. The writ petition is dismissed. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )