Alpana Kar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

12.06.2025 Court No. 18 Item No. 16 (Suvendu) WPA 10290 of 2025 Alpana Kar -VersusThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Siddhartha Sarkar Ms. S. Ghosh ........for the petitioner Mr. Srinath Singha Roy Mr. S. Alam .......for the State Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

Petitioner has come up with the present writ petition, inter alia, praying for sanction of family pension due to death of her elder brother. Elder brother of the petitioner was an Assistant Teacher who retired on superannuation on 30th September, 1996. After superannuation elder brother of the petitioner received all benefits including pension. Elder brother died on 24th September, 2021. Now sister has approached this Court seeking mandamus upon concerned respondent authorities to sanction family pension in her favour.

Sanction of pension/ family pension in connection with an approved Assistant Teacher

working in Government aided school is governed by the Death -Cum- Retirement Benefit Scheme, 1981 (for short, "DCRB, 1981"). As per DCRB, 1981 after death of a teacher there is no provision to sanction family pension in favour of sister of deceased teacher.

Hence, no relief can be granted to the petitioner.

Writ petition stands dismissed.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on usual undertaking.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)