Bhagwati Devi v. UOI & ORS.

$~7, 8, 16 & 17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI (7) + W.P.(C) 6231/2006 & W.P.(C) 6232-6234/2006 UOI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya, Mr.

Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs.

versus ANITA DEVI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Dheeraj Sharma, Adv.

(8) + W.P.(C) 8959/2006 URMILA DEVI .....Petitioner Through:

None.

versus UOI & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya, Mr.

Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs.

(16) + W.P.(C) 15760/2006 & W.P.(C) 15761-15762/2006 UOI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya, Mr.

Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs.

versus KASTURI DEVI .....Respondent Through:

None.

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(17) + W.P.(C) 8868/2008 BHAGWATI DEVI .....Petitioner Through:

None.

versus UOI & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya, Mr.

Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 31.01.2026 1.

Learned counsel appearing for the Respondent/Ms. Anita Devi submits that despite his best efforts, he is unable to contact the Respondent.

2.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Union of India („UOI‟) submits that the present Petitions have been listed for hearing after nearly 20 years and that during the pendency of these Petitions, the Applicants, namely Ms. Anita Devi, Ms. Urmila Devi, Ms. Kasturi Devi, Ms. Bhagwati Devi, were not paid family pension on the ground that they had been granted compassionate appointments following the demise of their respective husbands. Learned counsel further submits that interim orders in favour of the Applicants were passed and prays that the present Petitions may be disposed of with liberty to file an application for revival of the same in the event the Applicants raise any claim in the future.

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3.

In view of the aforesaid submissions, the present Petitions are disposed of with liberty as prayed for.

4.

A photocopy of the order passed today be kept in the connected matters.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

AMIT MAHAJAN, J.

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