Patna High Court Awards Rs. 5 Lakh Compensation To Widow For 15-Yrs Delayed Pension Payment

Case: Mostt. Jaymanti Dev vs The State of Bihar and Ors

Coram: Justice Purnendu Singh

Case No.: Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6338 of 2023

Court Observation: “Considering the fact that the petitioner is being paid family pension and other retiral dues has already been paid to the petitioner, this Court can only show its concern over the manner in which the State Government officials particularly the Block Development Officer, the Circle Officer and the District Magistrate have shown callous attitude against the petitioner, who is a widow and old illiterate lady and she was compelled to move from pillar to post for a long period of 15 years without any financial support, which is very condemnable.”

“The District Magistrate is directed to compensate the petitioner a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- (five lac) over and above the interest as has been prescribed by the Apex Court in the case of State of Kerala Vs. M.Padmanabhan Nair reported in (1985) 1 SCC 429 and D.D. Tewari Vs. Uttar Haryana Bijli reported in (2014) 8 SCC 894.”

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