JUDGMENT :

Kuldip Singh, J.

The petitioner has prayed a direction to the State to grant family pension to her from the date of death of her husband Dr. R.P. Sharma along with arrears. The prayer has also been made to release the other retiral benefits such as gratuity, leave encashment etc. to the petitioner along with interest. In alternative, it has been prayed that State may be directed to regularise the services of Dr. R.P. Sharma retrospectively in order to provide pensionary benefits to petitioner and thereafter the pensionary benefits may be ordered to be released to the petitioner along with interest.

2. The facts, in brief, are that Dr. R.P. Sharma, husband of the petitioner, joined service of respondent-department on 19.11.1977. The work and conduct of Dr. R.P. Sharma was throughout to the entire satisfaction of his superiors, but services of Dr. R.P. Sharma were not regularized. He represented several times to the competent authority for regularisation of his services, but to no effect.

3. Dr. R.P. Sharma was appointed on contract basis for three years at the initial stage, he remained in the service of respondent department for a period of more than 26 years. The case for r