IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present :-

The Hon’ble Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul And The Hon’ble Justice Partha Sarathi Sen WPCT 164 of 2025 Laila Begum -Vs-

The Union of India and others For the petitioners: Mr. Atanu Biswas Mr. Mrinal Saha Mr. Sourav Saha For the BSNL: Mr. Sanajit Kumar Ghosh For the Union of India: Mr. Ajay Chaubey Mr. Amarendra Chakraborty For the respondent nos.7 to 9: Mr. Kalidas Saha Ms. Khushi Mollick Heard on : 16.12.2025 Judgment on : 16.12.2025 SUJOY PAUL, A.C.J. : –

1. This petition filed under Section 226/227 of the Constitution of India assails the order of Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata Bench dated 22.05.2025 passed in O.A. 350/728/2022, whereby claim of family pension of the petitioner/widow of deceased employee was rejected by the Tribunal.

Factual Backdrop:

2. The petitioner claims that she was married to Md. Irshad Ali on 09.05.1998 and said marriage was registered in the Muslim Marriage Registrar & Kazi at Katwa. Consequently, the marriage registration certificate was issued. The case of the petitioner is that out of said wedlock with Md. Irshad Ali, their son Sahadat Hossain was born on