Smt. Usha Wd/D of No. G/151513 Veh. Mech. Jai Singh Yadav (Retd.) v. Union of India and Ors.

Delhi HC23 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/10606/2024

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Family pension claim by widowed daughter of deceased BRO Vehicle Mechanic Jai Singh Yadav; no reference in service records; failure to produce proof; disputed questions of fact not fit for Article 226 writ jurisdiction; petitioner relegated to civil suit; W.P.(C) 10606/2024, Delhi High Court, decided 23.04.2026, bench Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan, JJ.; Union of India and Ors. respondents.

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No substantive relief adjudicated; writ petition disposed of with the Petitioner relegated to pursue the alternative remedy of a civil suit. ¶¶16

Smt. Usha Wd/D of No. G/151513 Veh. Mech. Jai Singh… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 10606/2024

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SMT. USHA WD/D OF NO. G/151513 VEH. MECH. JAI SINGH YADAV (RETD.) .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Devangana Sharma, Adv.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Neha Rastogi, SPC along with Mr. Animesh Rastogi, Mr. Rajat Dubey and Mr. Ashutosh Pathak, Advs. and Subedar Rameshwar and Subedar Ram Niwas – BRO.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

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O R D E R % 23.04.2026

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The Petitioner claims to be the widowed daughter of Late Sh. Jai Singh Yadav, who was serving as a Vehicle Mechanic with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Upon the demise of Late Sh. Jai Singh Yadav, family pension was paid to his wife, who has since also died. It has been the case of the Respondents that since there is no reference made with respect to the Petitioner in service records of Late Sh. Jai Singh Yadav, her request for grant of family pension has been declined.

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Even before this Court, the Petitioner has failed to produce any Government records or other cogent material to prove that she is widowed daughter of Late Sh. Jai Singh Yadav. Moreover, the decision of the present Petition will necessarily depend upon the

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determination of appreciation of highly disputed question of facts, which cannot be conveniently undertaken in a proceeding under Article 226 of the Constitution.

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In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the Petitioner is relegated to avail the appropriate alternative remedy of filing a civil suit, in accordance with law.

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Keeping in view the aforesaid position, the present Writ Petition is disposed of.

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ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

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AMIT MAHAJAN, J.

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APRIL 23, 2026 s.godara/hr

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Smt. Usha Wd/D of No. G/151513 Veh. Mech. Jai Singh Yadav (Retd.) v. Union of India and Ors.

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