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Raj Kishore Sinha v. The Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Patna and Ors.

Patna HC29 Jun 2015CWJC/7299/2015

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Petitioner sought direction for death and retirement benefits of his deceased wife who was not nominated in service records. Court held claim disputed due to third-party nomination; remedy is filing succession case for certificate before approaching authorities.

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Application disposed of; no direction for payment issued as claim is disputed.

Raj Kishore Sinha Vs The Bihar Vidhan Sabha… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Patna HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7299 of 2015

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====================================================== Raj Kishore Sinha son of Late Jaglal Sinha resident of Mohalla - Ashok Nagar, Road No. 3, Vishal Sadan' Kankarbag, Patna, P.O. - Lohia Nagar, P.S. - Kankarbag, District - Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Patna through its Incharge, Secretary. 2. The In-Charge Secretary Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Secretary, Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Under Secretary, Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nagendra Kumar Singh, Adv For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Anand Kumar, Adv ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT

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2 29-06-2015 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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Having regard to the fact that the petitioner claims to be the husband of one late Inju Kumari, who was the employee of Bihar Vidhan Sabha, his prayer for a direction to the Respondents for payment of all death cum retirement benefits of late Inju Kumari, this Court having found from the representation of the petitioner that late Inju Kumari had not even nominated the petitioner as her nominee in any of her service records and the facts her such nomination made was in respect

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of some other person, would find it difficult to issue any

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Patna High Court CWJC No.7299 of 2015 (2) dt.29-06-2015

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direction to the respondents to make payment of death cum retirement benefit of late Inju Kumari.

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In such a situation, when the claim of the petitioner has become disputed, the remedy for the petitioner will be by way of filing a succession case and after the petitioner is issued the succession certificate by the competent court, he may approach the authorities of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha for payment of all the retirement benefits of late Inju Kumari.

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With the aforementioned observation and liberty, this application is disposed of.

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(Mihir Kumar Jha, J)

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Raj Kishore Sinha v. The Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Patna and Ors.

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