WP(C) 2810/2007 BEFORE HON’BLE JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Ms. R. Chokrabo rty, learned State counsel appearing for the respondent No. 2. Also heard Ms. M. Gogoi, learned S.C., Education Department as well as Mr. Gogoi, learned S.C., F inance Department. As prayed for by the learned counsel for the parties, the wri t petition is disposed of by the following order: The petitioners are the wives of late Md. Abdus Sattar Mollah who died o n 09.08.06. He was serving as Assistant Teacher in Baraibari M.E. School in the District of Dhubri. From the materials on record, it appears that both the wive s have been nominated to receive the pensionary and other retirement benefits. S ince both the wives have agreed to share the pensionary and other retirement be nefits in equal shares, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the r espondents that they shall disburse the pensionary and other retirement benefit of the deceased to his wives in equal shares. The pension payment order shall b e issued in the name of the elder wife, who in turn shall disburse 50% of the sa me to the second wife. The respondents shall ensure the payment of pensionary an d other retirement benefits to the petitioners in equal shares. With the above directions, writ petitions is disposed of.