Binita Thakur v. Usha Anantha Subramaniam The Chairman Cum Managing Director Punjab National Bank And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3181 of 2015 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5549 of 2015 ====================================================== Binita Thakur Wife of Late Shashi Bhushan Takhur, resident of Rahul Nagar, Road No. 2, Sanjay Cinema Road, Brahmpura, P.S.- Brahmpura, DistrictMuzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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Usha Anantha Subramaniam, the Chairman Cum Managing Director Punjab National Bank, Head Office. Bikaji Gama Place, New Delhi 2.

Dr. Shamshul Arif Zaved, the Deputy General Manager, Punjab National Bank, Circle Office, Muzaffarpur 3.

Praveen Kumar, the Chief Manager, Human Resources Department, Punjab National Bank, Circle Office, Muzaffarpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashhar Mustafa, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Priya Ranjan, Advocate Dr. Pankaj, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 30-11-2022 The instant petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceedings against the opposite parties for deliberately and wilfully not complying with the order dated 25.06.2015, passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in

Patna High Court MJC No.3181 of 2015 dt.30-11-2022 2/3 CWJC No. 5549 of 2015, titled as Binita Thakur Vs. The Chairman cum Managing Director, Punjab National Bank & Ors.

Operative portion of the said order dated 25.06.2015, which is alleged to have been violated, reads as under:- "This Court, therefore, instead of keeping this writ application pending would quash the impugned order and remit the matter back to the respondents for reconsideration of the case of the petitioner for grant of family pension and while doing so, the ratio of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of S.K.Kool (supra) shall also be kept in mind by them. Thus, if the petitioner would file a representation for claiming family pension enclosing a copy of the aforementioned judgment of S.K.Kool (supra), a fresh decision supported by reasons by the competent authority with regard to grant of family pension and other superannuation benefit shall be taken within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the aforesaid representation and also communicated to the petitioner.

With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application, is allowed only to the extent indicated above"

It is not in dispute that belatedly though, the aforesaid order dated 25.06.2015 stands complied with.

As such, the present petition stands disposed of

Patna High Court MJC No.3181 of 2015 dt.30-11-2022 3/3 reserving liberty to the petitioner to agitate the surviving grievances, if any.

Interlocutory Application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

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