Petitioner communicated on 1 st January, 1996 to the Treasury Office of Pune that the names of his both the wives be entered in the service record. It is stated that Tahsildar, Khed, the sanctioning authority for the pension, made an endorsement on 29 th April, 2014 to scrutinise claim of the present Petitioner and to furnish necessary family pension papers (Form No.12) from the Petitioner. The papers were received by the office of the third Respondent-Accountant General on 22 nd May, 2018 and the third Respondent authorised payment of family pension to Treasury Office of Pune by order/communication dated 29 th May, 2018. A copy of the order dated 29 th May, 2018 addressed to Tahsildar is annexed to the said affidavit. A copy of the said order dated 29 th May, 2018 addressed to the Treasury Office, Pune is tendered across the bar. It is taken on record and marked 'O-1' for Identification. The said order discloses that pension amount at the rate of Rs.2882/- per month is payable to the Petitioner from 17 th May, 2007. The learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner on instructions states that notwithstanding the said order, the family pension amount has not been released to the
