IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

279 CWP-24670-2018 Date of Decision: September 16, 2025 Shashi Bala and another .....Petitioners VERSUS Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Brijesh Nandan, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Arav Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.6.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned communication/ letter No. 18722/LB-2(24) 2392/16 dated 02.05.2016 (Annexure P-12) whereby the claim of petitioner No. 1 for family pension has been declined. A further prayer is made seeking issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release family pension to the petitioners along with arrears and interest.

2. Tersely put, the facts of the case are that the Sadhu Ram Thaper, a deceased employee of the respondent-Corporation, solemnised a second marriage with petitioner No. 1-Shashi Bala and out of the said wedlock, petitioner No.2-Priyanka Thaper was born. No