Form No. J(2)

In the High Court at Calcutta

Civil Appellate Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

Present: The Hon’be Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya

And

The Hon’ble Justice Uday Kumar

W.P.C.T. 6 of 2023

Chhakina Bibi @ Sakhina Bibi

Vs.

Union of India and others

For the petitioners : Mr. Haradhan Mondal

For the respondent nos.1 to 4 : Mr. Sukumar Bhattacharyya

Ms. Puja Sonkar

For the respondent no.5 : Mr. Uttam Kumar De

Ms. Writi De Ms. Riya De

Heard on : 25.08.2025 Judgment on : 25.08.2025

Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.:-

1. The present writ petition has been filed under peculiar

circumstances.

2. The writ petitioner, claiming to be the second wife of one Noor

Ali Khan, since deceased, stakes a claim to the death benefits of the said Noor Ali Khan on his demise from the

respondent/employer of the deceased, being the Eastern Railway.

3. The petitioner apprehended that the employer of her deceased husband was about to disburse the death benefits, on his demise, in favour of the private respondent no.5, one Farida Bibi, who claims to be the third wife of the husband. Accordingly, an original application was filed before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata Bench, which was turned down, upon which the present