Mahesh Dutt Tiwari v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Prison Administration and Refrom Deptt. Lko. and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Second wife's name in pension papers / pension payment order (PPO); first wife alive; Pension Directorate objection to Jail Department officials; pension vs family pension as distinct benefits; withholding retiree's own pension while alive; wife's independent right in husband's pension; maintenance from pension requiring Court order; interim order, officer to assist Court; listed as fresh for 13.11.2025; Special Appeal (SPLA) No. 343 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Court No. 1; Rajan Roy; Rajeev Bharti; Mahesh Dutt Tiwari; State of U.P. Prison Administration and Reform Deptt.; Om Prakash Misra; Sharad Pathak; C.S.C.; October 31, 2025.
What did the court decide?
No final relief adjudicated at this interim stage. The Court directed that a responsible Officer of the Pension Department appear and assist the Court as to the relevant provision requiring mention of the wife's name in the pension papers / pension payment order as a pre-condition for release of pension and post-retiral benefits to the petitioner (not the family pension), and listed the matter as fresh on 13.11.2025.