Shakuntla Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.582 of 2015 ====================================================== Shakuntla Devi, Wife of Late Achhelal Thakur, Resident of Mohalla - Bangali Colony, Ward No. 32, Police Station - Bettiah Town, District - West Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Chief Conservator of Forest, Bihar, Patna

3. The Divisional Forest Officer cum - Deputy - Director, Valmiki Tiger Project, Division No. 2, West Champaran at Bettiah

4. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.-7, Advocate.

For the State :

Mr. Rakesh Kr.Singh, AC to GP-3 For the A.G.

:

Mr. RAkesh Kumar Singh, Advocate.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 16-02-2015 Having regard to the fact that the petitioner claims to be the second wife of the deceased employee, namely, Achhelal Thakur and is before this Court with a prayer for grant of family pension, the issue, having already been decided by this Court in an identical case in the case of Kalawati Devi vs. the State of Bihar & Ors. reported in 2014(3)PLJR 587, has to be essentially rejected because this Court in the case of Kalawati Devi (supra) has gone to hold that the second wife cannot claim any family pension.

That being so, this writ application is dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha, J) Sujit/- U