Daisy vs Southern Railway, Represented by its Manage

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2025 Supreme(Ker) 2035

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
K. V. Jayakumar,J, AMIT RAWAL
Daisy – Appellant
Versus
Southern Railway, Represented by its Manage – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants : K. Rajeev, V. Visal Ajayan, Niveditha R. Menon, Sreelakshmi Suresh
For the Respondent: K.S. Prenjith Kumar

JUDGMENT :

K.V. JAYAKUMAR, J.

1. This original petition is directed against the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.467 of 2023 dated 09.08.2024, whereby the following claims of the petitioner/applicant has been rejected:

“1. Call for the records leading to Annexure A5 and set aside the same;

2. Issue a Declaration that the applicant is entitled for the grant of Family pension;

3. Issue an order directing the respondent to pay family pension to the applicant;

4. Issue an order directing the respondents to disburse the family pension benefits to the applicant withheld by the respondent after the death of the applicant’s husband K. Sunny;

5. Issue an order directing the respondents to pay the arrears of the Family Pension with 12% interest to the applicant;

6. To grant such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem just and fit in the circumstances of the case; and

7. To award cost to the applicant.

2. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of the original petition are as follows:

One K. Sunny was a Loco Pilot in the Indian Railways, who entered in service on 15.12.1948. The said Sunny took voluntary retirement on 02.11.1977, and was drawing a pension from the Railways