JUDGMENT

Manmohan, J. (Oral)--The petition has been heard by way of video conferencing.

2. Present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondents to grant family pension to the petitioner from the date of declaration of deceased husband as deserter from CRPF and grant all associated financial and other benefits including an interest at the rate of 10% on the arrears as due.

3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner states that the Petitioner's husband was a constable in the CRPF who was declared deserter by the CRPF and consequent thereto he was dismissed from service in absentia. He points out that after the Petitioner's husband's death, the Petitioner sent a request to the respondents for grant of compassionate allowances and subsequently filed writ petition for the same i.e. W.P. (C) No. 9400/2015 before this court seeking grant of family pension. However, he points out that vide order dated 05th October, 2015, the said writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondents with a representation for compassionate allowance or pension.

4. He states that since the representations dated 20th October, 2015 and 16th J