ORDER

The applicant herein is the wife of deceased worker Late Shri Ravi Shankar, who was appointed as casual worker on 25.05.1987 and assigned the temporary status w.e.f. 01.01.1994. After temporary status was assigned to him, the husband of the applicant gave his nomination for GPF in favour of his wife i.e. the applicant herein. Unfortunately, the applicant died while working under the respondents on 03.03.2003. After the death of her husband, the applicant herein approached the respondents for grant of family pension. With respect to her claim, she preferred various representations, the last being dated 31.03.2023. (Annexure-A/6). However, the respondents in an arbitrary manner, rejected the same vide impugned order dated 25.09.2023 (Annexure-A/1). Aggrieved, the applicant has filed the instant OA, seeking the following relief(s) :-

“8.1 Call for the service records of the applicant‟s husband.

8.2 Examine whether the impugned order is in conformity of the orders on the subject matter of grant of family pension to the spouse of the temporary status employees and if not quash and set aside impugned order dated 25.09.2023.

8.3 Direct the respondents to grant family pension and all oth