Kapil Deo Prasad Sinha v. The Bihar State Electricity Bo

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.520 of 2011 =========================================================== Kapil Deo Prasad Sinha, son of Late Laxmi Narayan Sinha, resident of 3K/89, Bariyatu Housing Colony, P.O. & P.S.- Bariyatu District- Ranchi. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, having its office at Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, P.S.- Kotwali, Patna through its Secretary.

2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, P.S.- Kotwali, Patna.

3. The Financial Controller-I, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, P.S.- Kotwali, Patna.

4. The Joint Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, P.S.- Kotwali, Patna.

.... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. R. K. Sinha, Advocate. Mr. Nilesh Kumar Nirala, Advocate.

For the Respondents : Ms. Nivedita Nirvikar, Advocate. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 27-03-2015 In view of the submissions raised in Interlocutory Application No. 598 of 2015, let the name of the petitioner be expunged from the array of parties and he be substituted by his wife Smt. Chinta Devi.

2. Interlocutory Application No. 598 of 2015 is, accordingly, disposed of.

3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

4. It appears husband of the petitioner was getting 90% pension until his death as a Cr.

Patna High Court CWJC No.520 of 2011 dt.27-03-2015 2/2 Appeal filed by him is pending in the High Court. During pendency of the said Cr.

Appeal substituted petitioner, in my opinion, is also entitled for payment of 90% family pension amount.

5. Let the authorities make payment of 90% family pension to the substituted petitioner with effect from the date of death of her husband i.e. 11.01.2014.

6. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of.

(V.N. Sinha, J) P.K.P.

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