Jahura Bewa @ Jahura Khatun Vs the State of Assam and 6 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Jahura Bewa @ Jahura Khatun Vs the State of Assam and 6 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the Accountant General (A&E), Assam to issue the finalized FPPO (No. 912314341106) to the Petitioner and other concerned authorities within one week; liberty granted to the Petitioner to apply to the PWD, Assam authorities for gratuity and other pensionary benefits, such applications to be considered and disposed of by speaking order within three weeks of receipt of the representation with a certified copy of the order; Writ Petition closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Petitioner, second wife of deceased employee Late Abdul Kader, is entitled to family pension and other pensionary benefits (DCRG, GPO, gratuity) in respect of the services rendered by her deceased husband under the PWD, Assam.

Court's answer

The Court directed the Accountant General (A&E), Assam to issue the already finalized FPPO to the Petitioner and other concerned authorities within a period of one week from the date of the order.

Ratio / Principle

The Court granted liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Departmental authorities, i.e. the authorities in the PWD, Assam, praying for authorization of gratuity and other pensionary benefits admissible for the services rendered by her deceased husband.

Key takeaways

On receipt of such applications, the PWD, Assam authorities were directed to give them due consideration and dispose of them by a speaking order within three weeks from the date of receipt of the representation accompanied by a certified copy of the order.ratio¶¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gauhati High Court (Hon'ble Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair), WP(C)/4981/2020, order dated 10.06.2026: Writ petition by the second wife of a deceased PWD employee (Late Abdul Kader) concerning non-sanction of family pension. During pendency, the Accountant General (A&E), Assam reported that FPPO No. 912314341106 authorizing family pension had been finalized. The Court directed the Accountant General (A&E), Assam to issue the finalized FPPO to the Petitioner and other concerned authorities within one week. Liberty was granted to the Petitioner to approach the PWD, Assam authorities for gratuity and other admissible pensionary benefits (DCRG/GPO grievances noted), with a direction that such applications be considered and disposed of by a speaking order within three weeks of receipt of the representation with a certified copy of the order. The Writ Petition was closed accordingly.

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GAHC010168412020

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WP(C)/4981/2020

JAHURA BEWA @ JAHURA KHATUN 2ND W/O. LT. ABDUL KADER, R/O. VILL. KHARMUZA, P.O. KHARMUZA, P.S. GOALPARA, DIST. GOALPARA, ASSAM, PIN-783101.

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PUBLIC WORKS DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06.

2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PENSION AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.

3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.

4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER

(ROADS) ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-03.

5:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E)

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ASSAM MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI-29. 6:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

PWD GOALPARA RURAL ROADS DIVISION GOALPARA P.O. AND P.S. GOALPARA DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101. 7:THE TREASURY OFFICER GOALPARA TREASURY DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K R PATGIRI, MS. P CHAKRABORTY,MRS. C DAS

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, PWD ROAD, GA, ASSAM,SC, AG,SC, FINANCE

BEFORE

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

ORDER

Date : 10.06.2026

Heard Mr. K R Patgiri, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner. Also heard Mr. R K Talukdar, Learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General (A&E), Assam and Ms. M Das, Learned Standing Counsel, PWD, Assam.

Mr. R K Talukdar, Learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General

(A&E), Assam, has submitted that FPPO No. 912314341106 has

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been finalized, authorizing to the Petitioner family pension, in respect of the services rendered by her deceased husband Late Abdul Kadir. He submits that the FPPO would be issued to the Treasury Officer, with a copy to the Petitioner, within a period of

1 (One) week.

Mr. K R Patgiri, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the FPPO having been finalized and the same now being undertaken to be issued to the Petitioner, within a period of 1 (One) week, the grievance, with regard to the non-sanction of family pension to the Petitioner has been redressed. Mr. K R Patgiri, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, however, submits that the Petitioner has not been authorized a DCRG, in the matter and no GPO has been issued to the Petitioner. He submits that

the GPO has also not been issued to the first wife of the Petitioner, who had earlier submitted applications. He submits that the present Writ Petition be closed, with liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Respondent authorities, praying for grant of gratuity to the Petitioner, in respect of the services, rendered by her deceased husband.

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In view of the above developments taking place in the matter and considering the submissions made by the Learned Counsel for the Parties, this Court directs the Accountant General (A&E), Assam, to issue the FPPO noticed, hereinabove, which is already finalized to the Petitioner and other concerned authorities, within a period of 1 (One) week from today. Further, the Court grants liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Departmental authorities i.e. authorities in the PWD, Assam, praying for being authorized gratuity and other Pensionary benefits, as may be admissible for the services, rendered by her deceased husband. In the event of receipt of applications by the authorities of PWD, Assam, the same be given its due consideration and disposed of, by way of passing a speaking order, within a period of 3 (Three) weeks from date of receipt of such representation, along with a certified copy of this order.

With the above observations and directions, the present Writ Petition stands closed.

A copy of the finalized FPPO, furnished by Mr. R K Talukdar, Learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General (A&E), Assam, is

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kept on record and marked as ‘X’ for the purpose of

identification.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant