12.11.2025

Sl. No.21 Ct. No.14

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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE WPA/21442/2025

IRA PAL

VS

STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Mr. Sujit Bhunia

…for the Petitioner.

Mr. Nure Jaman

…for the State.

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

taken on record.

2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks for

grant of family pension in her favour including arrear

family pension, if any.

3. The petitioner contends that her father, namely,

Ardhendu Sekhar Sahu was a Head Teacher in Raipur Boys’ Primary School under Raipur Circle, District-Bankura. The petitioner’s father retired from service on 30^th April, 1988. Upon such retirement Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the father of the petitioner. The father of the petitioner died on 10^th November, 2001. After the demise of the employee family pension was granted to the widow of the deceased employee i.e. the mother of the present

petitioner. The mother of the petitioner died on 8^th March, 2021. The husband of the petitioner died on 31^st July, 2013. The petitioner made an application before the authority, namely, respondent no.4, Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insura