Leelawati Devi @ Leela Devi v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition concerning family pension, the Honorable Court dismissed the application but granted liberty to the petitioner to produce documents with the Block Development Officer, Mallashi, who must process the pension within three months.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to submit pension papers; processing and payment of pension within three months.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1828 of 2018
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Leelawati Devi @ Leela Devi, W/o Late Bijay Kumar Yadav, Resident of Village- Dhakjari, P.O.- Harauli, P.S.- Sonbarsa Kutchery, District- Saharsa.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
- The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna.
- The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna.
- The Director, Panchaiti Raj, Bihar, Patna.
- The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.
- The Director General, Provident Fund, Pant Bhawan, Patna.
- Collector, Saharsa.
- District Panchayati Raj Officer, Saharsa.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether petitioner is entitled to family pension and liberty to submit documents.
Whether petitioner must be given time to submit pension papers before dispossession of writ petition.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Leelawati Devi @ Leela Devi
- respondent
The State of Bihar
- respondent
The Principal Secretary, Finance Department
- respondent
The Director, Panchaiti Raj
- respondent
The Accountant General, Bihar
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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