1. This writ petition is filed praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the second respondent to disburse the retirement benefits such as GPF and Family Benefit Fund to the petitioner, who is also a widow, due on the death of her daughter S.Kanchana, with all consequential benefits.

2. The case of the petitioner as could be seen from the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition are as follows :

(a) Petitioner is the mother of one S.Kanchana, who was a Post Graduate in Commerce. She was appointed as Junior Assistant in the Revenue Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu in Vellore District in the year 1993. Later, she was transferred to the office of the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chennai, the second respondent herein.

(b) The first respondent married the said S.Kanchana on 26.6.1996 at Chromepet, Chennai as per Hindu custom. After the marriage she went to her matrimonial house (house of the first respondent). However, within few weeks the first respondent began to torture the said Kanchana and the marriage was not consummated. On 29.12.1996 she left the matrimonial house as she was unable to bear the torture and from the said date she lived with the