JUDGMENT :

Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.

1. Heard Ms. Usha Devi Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Usha Kiran, learned counsel appearing for respondents.

2. Petitioner who claims to be a disabled person and totally dependent upon the parents is aggrieved by the decision taken by the Senior Accounts Officer, Pension of the Kanpur Electricity Supply Company Ltd. dated 12.11.2020 whereby his claim for dependent/ family pension has been rejected.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that under the relevant Government Order issued by the state government on 20.05.1997, disabled persons have been made entitled to family pension. Such disability can be physical or mental but it should be of the nature that it is difficult for the dependent to earn livelihood for survival. It is submitted that such disability pension to the dependents for physical or mental disability is in the nature of family pension and this is how the erstwhile Government Order dated 06.08.1981 has been amended to facilitate this family pension.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that father of the petitioner who was an ex-employee of the respondent retired upon attaining age of superan