16.12.2025 Sl. No.17 Ct. No.14 gd IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA/18094/2025 MALATI GUIN VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Mr. Sujit Bhunia …for the Petitioner.

1. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks for direction upon the respondent authorities for grant of family pension in her favour including arrear family pension, if any.

3. The petitioner contends that her father, namely, Madhusudan De @ Dey was an approved teacher of Asurgeria Primary School under Raipur Circle, District-Bankura. The petitioner’s father retired from service on superannuation on 31^st December, 1994. Upon such retirement Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the father of the petitioner. The father of the petitioner died on 23^rd June, 2009. After the demise of the petitioner’s father the mother was granted family pension. The mother of the petitioner died on 10^th April, 2018. The husband of the petitioner died on 28^th July, 2008. The petitioner being the widowed daughter made a representation on 22^nd November, 2022 before the authority, namely, respondent no.4, Dire