Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi (Nainital Circuit Bench)

O.A. No.4332/2025 Order reserved on : 29.04.2026 Order pronounced on: 14.05.2026 Hon’ble Dr. Chhabilendra Roul, Member (A)

Hon’ble Mr. Rajveer Singh Verma, Member (J)

Smt. Krishna Kumari (female)

Aged about years, D/o Late Shri Prabhat Chandra Thakur, R/o 389, Nageshwar Road, Dakra Bazar, Dehradun Cantt.

Thana Cantt District Dehradun.

... Applicant (By Advocate : Ms. Anupriya Kukreti)

Versus

1. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.

Digitally signed by RACHNA KAPOOR RACHNA KAPOOR 2. Commandant Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.

3. Local Audit Officer (Army) in the office of Local Audit Officer, Dehradun.

... Respondents (By Advocate : Shri T.C. Aggarwal)

O R D E R

By Hon’ble Mr. Rajveer Singh Verma, Member (J) :-

The present Original Application has been filed by the applicant before the Circuit Sitting at Nainital, under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking quashing of the order dated 29.05.2024 passed by the respondent authorities whereby her claim for grant of family pension was rejected. The relief under para 8 of the OA reads as under :- “To issue an order