JUDGMENT :

PANKAJ PUROHIT, J.

1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties.

2. By means of this petition, petitioner has sought indulgence of this Court seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to make regular payment of family pension to the petitioner and also to pay the arrears since November, 2013 with interest @ 18% per annum.

3. Facts of the case necessary for adjudication of present controversy are that husband of petitioner late Ram Singh Negi was serving in OPTO Electronics Factory, Raipur, District Dehradun who retired on superannuation on 30.04.2003. After superannuation, husband of petitioner provided joint photograph and other details to respondent no. 3 for pension which was duly attested and accepted by the Department. Unfortunately, petitioner’s husband passed away on 23.01.2011, and after his death, petitioner applied for grant of family pension which was duly sanctioned and granted to her. Suddenly, in the month of November, 2013, pension was stopped by Punjab National Bank, Branch Adhoiwala, District Dehradun distributing branch stating that in the ‘Pension Payment Order’ (PPO) of late Ram Singh Negi, Ex Junior Works Manager, OPTO Electronics Factory, Raipur,