Most Girija Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20230 of 2014 ===========================================================

1. Most Girija Devi Widow of- Late Rameshwar Singh, R/o Village- Sankara, P.O.- Sankara, P.S.- Tarwara, District- Siwan .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Dept. of Water Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

2. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar at Patna

3. The Finance Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

4. The Executive Engineer, Saran Nagar Pramandal at Maharajganj, District- Siwan

5. The District Magistrate, Siwan

6. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Siwan .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uma Shankar Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr. T.N.Ambastha, AC to SC 26 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 31-08-2016 Husband of the petitioner was engaged as an Amin on need basis on daily wage. He was subsequently even retrenched from service as far back as 29.2.1976, which led to a reference to a Labour court, the details of which are not required to be gone into. The facts stand that now the widow is before this Court claiming benefit of family pension. Petitioner wants a direction in this regard. Death of the husband of the petitioner happened on 4.2.2008. Since there is no law or rules which envisages grant of family pension to such persons, who had been hired or engaged on daily wage, there cannot be any relief in favour of the petitioner by

Patna High Court CWJC No.20230 of 2014 dt.31-08-2016 2/2 way of a direction to even consider such a claim. Writ has no merit. It is dismissed.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) sk AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date 31.8.2016 Transmission Date