IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.1407 of 2026 Decided on: 22.04.2026 Smt. Kaushalya Devi … Petitioner Versus .

State of Himachal Pradesh and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 ____________________________________________________ _

For the petitioner: Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocate, vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr.Anup Rattan, Advocate General, with Mr. Rahul Thakur, Deputy Advocate uGeneral, for the respondents.

Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral)

By way of this petition, the petitioner has, inter alia, prayed for the following relief:-

“That the respondents may be ordered to process case of the petitioner for family pension and the same may be g ordered to be granted w.e.f. 1.1.2018 as has been done in the other similarly situated cases, with all benefits H incidental thereof such as arrears of pension etc.”

2. The case of the petitioner is that her husband was engaged as a Mason on daily wage basis in the I&PH Division in the year 1980. His services were brought on regular establishment w.e.f. 01.01.1994 and he retired from service on 28.02.2002. As per the petitioner, her husband was