ORDER

Per: - Rajinder Singh Dogra, Judicial Member

1. The applicant has filed the present Original Application under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following reliefs: -

a) To issue directions to the respondents to consider the case of the applicant for fixing and releasing of the family pension in favour of the applicant being husband (legal heir) of the deceased Neelam Devi, Head Constable by issuance of Writ of Mandamus;

b) To issue directions to the respondents to release General Provident Fund, Death Gratuity, Leave Encashment and all other consequential service benefits in favour of the applicant by issuance of writ of Mandamus;

c) To declare the act of the respondents by which the respondents have not granted the family pension and other consequential service benefits in favour of the applicant being a husband of the deceased Neelam Devi, Head Constable as ultra-vires, illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, unjust and contrary to the provisions of law and rules and against the provisions of principles of natural justice by issuance of writ of Mandamus.”

2. The facts of the case as averred by the applicants in their pleadings, are as follows: -

a) The