H.N. Sarma, J.

1. Feeling aggrieved by non-consideration of the prayer of the petitioner by the respondent authorities to grant family pension to the petitioner after the death of her parents, she has approached this Court by filing this writ petition for issuance of Mandamus or appropriate direction in her favour.

2. Necessary facts as narrated in the pleadings and as may be gathered from the materials placed before us are summarized as follows:

The father of the petitioner, Late Okram Babu Singh who was serving as a 'Jamadar' in the Imphal Bench of Gauhati High Court having been retired from service was in receipt of pension under PPO No. SM/1561, till his expiry on 28.5.2003. After his death, his widow, namely, Smt. O. Nupimacha Devi, the mother of the petitioner was in receipt of the family pension. She also expired on 21.9.2006. The petitioner is a mentally retarded unmarried daughter of Late Okram Babudhon Singh and after expiry of her mother she being entitled to get the family pension in terms of Rule 54(6) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, filed an application before the Respondent No. 2. The Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Imphal Bench on 2.7.2007 f