JUDGMENT

Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, C.J. - For the sake of brevity and convenience, the party shall be referred to as arrayed in the writ petition.

2. The petitioner-State has challenged the order dated 05.11.2020, passed by a learned Single Judge, in Writ Petition (S/S) No.590 of 2018, whereby the learned Single Judge has allowed the writ petition, and has directed the State to sanction and grant extraordinary pension in favour of the petitioner, Smt. Preeti Chand, a lady who lost her husband suddenly in call of duty.

3. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the petitioner's husband, Mr. Ramesh Chand Rajwar, was a SubInspector (Civil Police) in the Police Department. In the year 2013, he was posted at Police Station Dharchula. He was incharge of the Special Operation Group (for short 'SOG') constituted for controlling typical crimes such as forest smuggling, and poaching. On 25.09.2013 at 8:15 P.M., the Police Station was informed that forest smugglers had entered the forest, and were carrying on their nefarious activities. Therefore, the petitioner's husband went to the scene of crime in Tawaghat Tapovan. In order to show his departure from the police station, relevant entrie