Smt. Chhaya Wd/O Kishor Chichghare v. The Zonal Officer, Central Bank Of India, Pune And Another

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH, AT NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO.49 OF 2026 Smt Chhaya wd/o Kishor Chichghare, Tandapeth, Nagpur vs.

The Zonal Officer, Central Bank of India, Gandhi Road, Pune and anr. - -- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Shri D. A. Sonwane, Advocate for petitioner (Appointed). CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 6th January, 2026 The petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction to the respondents to release the family pension to the petitioner and also to pay arrears of pension from 04/03/2024 i.e. the date of death of her husband Kishor s/o Balaji Chichghare who was the employee of respondent No.2. 2.

The contention is that the petitioner has made a representation and has also issued a legal notice dated 10/10/2025 to the respondents to release family pension. However, the respondents neither have responded to the aforesaid legal notice nor have taken a decision on the claim of the petitioner.

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In view of above, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to decide representation/legal notice dated 10/10/2025 issued by the petitioner regarding claim of family pension within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the order of this Court. The decision taken shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks thereafter.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner to convey this order to the respondents.

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Writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

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Fees of the appointed counsel shall be quantified and paid in accordance with the Rules.

(Raj D. Wakode, J.) (Anil S. Kilor, J.) Asmita