Lovely Rani Vs State of Haryana through… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

Lovely Rani Vs State of Haryana through… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to the respondent to pass an appropriate order within two months on the petitioner's entitlement to family pension after granting her an opportunity of hearing; petitioner to appear before ADGP, CID Haryana (respondent No.2) on 16.03.2026 and thereafter as directed by him; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. No adjudication of entitlement and no monetary award made by this Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the orders denying the petitioner's family pension should be set aside and family pension released w.e.f. 01.10.2020, i.e., whether the petitioner is entitled to family pension. +1 more

Court's answer

On the statement of both sides, the petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent to pass an order within two months on the petitioner's entitlement to family pension after granting her an opportunity of hearing.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is to appear at the first instance before ADGP, CID Haryana (respondent No.2) on 16.03.2026 and thereafter as directed by him.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CWP-6916-2026 (High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 09.03.2026, Jagmohan Bansal J., oral): Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Lovely Rani, daughter of late ASI Kiran Bala (died in harness 29.09.2012), whose family pension was stopped after she had received it till September 2020. The Principal Accountant General (A&E), Haryana vide order dated 01.10.2020 had raised a query whether the Monthly Financial Assistance granted to her on the basis of a decree of divorce dated 17.08.2016 accorded with Haryana Government Instructions dated 26.04.2010 and 01.01.2014, and the Police Department vide letter dated 29.08.2023 confirmed she was not entitled to family pension as per Government instructions. The Court made no finding on entitlement; on statements of counsel it disposed of the petition, directing the respondent to pass an appropriate order on her entitlement within two months after granting her an opportunity of hearing, and requiring her to appear before ADGP, CID, Haryana (respondent No.2) on 16.03.2026. Pending application(s) disposed of.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

110 CWP-6916-2026 Date of Decision: 09.03.2026

LOVELY RANI ...Petitioner Vs.

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. …Respondents

CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL

Present:Mr. Ajay Pal Singh, Advocate for the petitioner

Mr. Akshit Pathania, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of orders whereby the respondent has denied her family pension. She is further seeking release of family pension w.e.f. 01.10.2020.

The petitioner is daughter of ASI Kiran Bala who passed away on 29.09.2012 in harness. The respondent vide order dated 12.12.2012 sanctioned Monthly Financial Assistance (for short, ‘MFA’) to the deceased officer’s husband who passed away on 03.12.2015. The petitioner, after death of her father, requested respondent to sanction MFA being the legal heir which was accepted by DGP vide order dated 25.10.2016. The MFA was transferred in her name and family pension was sanctioned for the period from 18.08.2016 to 29.09.2019. Principal Accountant General (A&E), Haryana vide order dated 24.07.2020 issued Pension Payment Order in her favour. She received family pension till September’ 2020. The respondent No.3-Accountant General asked Police DEEPAK BISSYAN2026.03.09 12:12Department to stop her family pension. Principal Accountant General I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP-6916-2026

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(A&E), Haryana vide order dated 01.10.2020 raised query as to whether MFA granted to petitioner on the basis of decree of divorce dated 17.08.2016 was according to Haryana Government Instructions dated 26.04.2010 and 01.01.2014. Police Department vide letter dated 29.08.2023 confirmed that petitioner was not entitled to family pension as per Government instructions. The petitioner submitted representations to the respondent seeking resumption of the family pension but to no avail.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner’s family pension was stopped without issuing her any notice or granting opportunity of hearing.

Faced with this learned State counsel submits that competent authority would pass an appropriate order within two months after granting opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner agrees to the aforesaid arrangement.

In the wake of statement of both sides, the petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent to pass an order within a period of two months from today with respect to petitioner’s entitlement to family pension after granting her opportunity of hearing. The petitioner at the first instance would appear before ADGP, CID Haryana-respondent No.2 on 16.03.2026 and thereafter as directed by him.

Pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of.

(JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE

March 09, 2026 Deepak DPA

Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No

DEEPAK BISSYAN 2026.03.09 12:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Police Department letter dated 29.08.2023 confirming that the petitioner was not entitled to family pension as per Government instructions, pursuant to which her family pension remained stopped (following the query raised by Principal Accountant General (A&E), Haryana vide order dated 01.10.2020).¶¶14
Police Department, Haryana · 29.08.2023
Prior proceeding
ASI Kiran Bala, mother of the petitioner, died in harness on 29.09.2012.¶¶11
Prior proceeding
Monthly Financial Assistance (MFA) was sanctioned to the deceased officer's husband vide order dated 12.12.2012; the husband passed away on 03.12.2015.¶¶11
Prior proceeding
After her father's death, the petitioner requested sanction of MFA as legal heir; the request was accepted by the DGP vide order dated 25.10.2016.¶¶11
Prior proceeding
MFA was transferred to the petitioner's name and family pension was sanctioned for the period 18.08.2016 to 29.09.2019.¶¶11
Prior proceeding
Principal Accountant General (A&E), Haryana issued Pension Payment Order in the petitioner's favour vide order dated 24.07.2020.¶¶11
Prior proceeding
The petitioner received family pension till September 2020.¶¶11
Prior proceeding
Respondent No.3-Accountant General asked the Police Department to stop her family pension. (Source sentence is interrupted by an embedded digital-signature watermark; reproduced verbatim.)¶¶11
Prior proceeding
Principal Accountant General (A&E), Haryana vide order dated 01.10.2020 raised a query whether the MFA granted to the petitioner on the basis of decree of divorce dated 17.08.2016 accorded with Haryana Government Instructions dated 26.04.2010 and 01.01.2014.¶¶14
Prior proceeding
Police Department vide letter dated 29.08.2023 confirmed that the petitioner was not entitled to family pension as per Government instructions.¶¶14
Prior proceeding
The petitioner submitted representations seeking resumption of the family pension but to no avail.¶¶14