IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 03.02.2026 Santosh Devi …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Rajat Mor, Advocate and Mr. Vishesh Dhaka, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Ravi Partap Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana and Mr. Akshit Pathania, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of order dated 01.12.2014 whereby her representation to grant family pension was rejected. She is further seeking direction to respondents to grant her family pension in accordance with New Pension Scheme.

2. The petitioner’s son was recruited as Constable in India Reserve Battalion, 4^th Battalion, Manesar on 26.08.2011. Unfortunately, he died in a road accident on 20.09.2014. He was unmarried. The petitioner claimed family pension. Her case was recommended to Director General of Police, Haryana, however, came to be rejected vide order dated 01.12.2014 ₹

on the sole ground that her income was more than 3,500/- per month, hence, she was not ent