Thokchom Babycha Devi v. State Of Manipur And 4 Others
Court: High Court of Manipur
Bench: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GUNESHWAR SHARMA
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High Court of Manipur judgment dated 2024-07-22. Thokchom Babycha Devi v. State Of Manipur And 4 Others. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 180 of 2024 Thokchom Babycha Devi … Petitioner -Versus- State of Manipur & 4 Ors … Respondents BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA 22. 7. 2024 Heard Mr. Th. Kunjaraj, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Ch. Sundari, learned Government Advocate for the State and Mr. I. Somorjit, learned counsel for respondent No. 5/Principal Accountant General, Manipur. The petitioner, who is a mentally retarded daughter of the retired Government employee, approached this Court for recording her name for receiving family pension in place of her deceased father. Vide order dated 29. 1. 2021 passed by the District Judge, Manipur East, in Original (G. W) Suit No. 1 of 2020, one Thokchom Surjit Meetei @ Surjitkumar Singh has been declared as guardian of the petitioner. Ms. Ch. Sundari, learned Government Advocate, referring to the counter filed by respondent Nos.
1 and 2 submits that the Additional Director, Education/Nodal Officer, Education, sent the requisite papers to the Under Secretary (Pension Cell) Government of Manipur for forwarding the same to the Office of the Accountant General, Manipur for preparation of the Pension Authority. Mr. I. Somorjit, learned counsel for the Principal Accountant General, submits that the office of the Accountant General, Manipur is yet to receive the documents. This Court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of by giving direction to the State respondents to forward the necessary Pension Papers as reflected in the letter dated 2. 4. 2024 (Annexure X/4) to the counter affidavit of the State to the office of the Principal Accountant General, within a period of one month and the office of the Accountant General, Manipur shall prepare necessary Pension Authority within a further period of two months from the date of receipt of the requisite papers from the State.
With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. Furnish a copy of this order to learned counsel for the parties. JUDGE Priyojit Digitally signed by RAJKUMAR RAJKUMAR PRIYOJIT PRIYOJIT SINGH Date: 2024. 07. 23 SINGH 14:15:56 +05'30'
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