IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.641 of 2006 GULAB DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Appellant : Mr. Satish Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondents : Mrs. Nilu Agrawal, Government Advocate-X Mrs. Nirmala Kumari, Junior Counsel to Government Advocate-X ---------------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal --------- Dated, the 3rd September, 2008. We heard the counsel for the appellant. 2. That the appellant has received the benefit under the triple benefit scheme is not in dispute. The question is whether after the death of her husband, she is entitled to the family pension. The Single Judge found that the employee died on 31st August, 1975 and the triple benefit scheme was applicable to the employees, who retired or died in harness prior to 1st April, 1976. Triple benefit scheme has been found to be alternative to family pension scheme. Nothing contrary has been shown by the counsel for the appellant. In this view of the matter, dismissal of writ - 2 - petition cannot be faulted. 3. L.P.A. is dismissed in limine. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Pawan/-