NINGTHOUJAM ASHANGBI DEVI v. STATE OF MANIPUR
Court: High Court of Manipur
Bench: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GUNESHWAR SHARMA
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Case summary
High Court of Manipur judgment dated 2024-11-04. NINGTHOUJAM ASHANGBI DEVI v. STATE OF MANIPUR. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
Item No. 39 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 827 of 2021 Ningthoujam Ashangbi Devi ….. Petitioner/s - Versus – State of Manipur .... Respondent/s BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA Order 04. 11. 2024 [1] Heard Mr. E. Lalleiba, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. H. Samarjit, learned G. A. assisted by Mrs. RK. Emily, learned Dy. G. A. for the State respondent and Mr. S. Suresh, learned counsel for the Principal Accountant General. [2] By the present petition, the petitioner approached this Court for directing the respondents to include the name of the petitioner’s daughter namely Ningthoujam Saratpriyari Devi in the list of family members eligible for family pension. [3] It is stated that the petitioner’s daughter namely Ningthoujam Saratpriyari Devi is a divorcee and as per rule, she is entitled for inclusion in the list of dependent for the purpose of pensionary benefit. [4] Mr. S. Suresh, learned counsel for respondent No.
4, submits that counter affidavit has already filed on behalf of the Principal Accountant General and vide letter dated 01. 12. 2021 sent by the Sr. Accounts Officer/Pension to the Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division No. II, Public Works Department, Manipur has sought for requisite document. [5] Mr. H. Samarjit, learned G. A. for the State respondent, submits that the petitioner, in spite of numerous reminders, has not submitted the requisite document to the Administrative Department so that the file may be forwarded to the Office of the Principal Accountant General.
[6] This Court is of the opinion that the writ petition may be disposed of by directing the petitioner to furnish the requisite information and document as sought by the Administrative Department as well as Office of the Principal Accountant General within one month and the State respondent shall decide admissibility of the petitioner’s daughter namely Ningthoujam Saratpriyari Devi for inclusion in the list of dependent for the purpose of pension as per rule within a further period of one month from the date of submission of the requisite document by the petitioner. [7] With this observation, writ petition is disposed of. [8] It is made clear that this Court does not express any opinion on the merit of the case. [9] Furnish a copy of this order to the learned counsel appearing for all the parties. JUDGE Kh. Joshua Maring Digitally signed by KH. JOSHUA KH. JOSHUA MARING Date: 2024. 11. 05 MARING 15:47:50 +05'30'
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