BISHNUPRIYA SABAR v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
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Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2025-07-16. BISHNUPRIYA SABAR v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W. P. (C) No. 4802 of 2025 Bishnupriya Sabar & …. Petitioners Anr. Mr. P. Sahu, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. …. Opposite Parties Mr. P. K. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 16. 07. 2025 Order No. 04. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical) Mode. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the Parties. 3. The present Writ Petition has been filed inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is therefore prayed that the Writ Petition may be admitted, relevant records may be called for and after hearing the counsels for the parties the Writ Petition be allowed directing the Opp. Parties to sanction family pension and other financial benefits in favour of the petitioners within a stipulated period” 4. Pursuant to the order dtd. 12. 03. 2025, learned Addl. Standing Counsel produced the instruction provided by the D. E. O. , Nuapada vide his letter dtd. 19. 03.
2025 with service of copy on the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners. 5. Basing on the instruction, it is contended that nd Petitioner No. 1 being the 2 wife of the deceased // 2 // employee and there being no provision under the OCS (Pension) Rules, 1992 to extend the benefit of family nd pension in favour of such 2 wife, the family pension in the meantime has already been sanctioned in favour of st the 1 wife of the deceased employee on 20. 03. 2024. 5. 1. It is also contended that the death-cum-retirement gratuity as provided have been sanctioned in equal share to all the six members of the deceased employee including the present Petitioners. 6. Considering the instruction provided, this Court is of the view that the claim of the Petitioners have been duly mitigated. 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. (Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Subrat Judge
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