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Date or directions COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS and Registrar’s order with Signatures WPSS 2169/ 2017 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.

Mr. Tejas Agarrwal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Pradeep Hairiya, Standing Counsel, for the State.

Mr. Bhupendra Singh, Advocate, i/b Mr. Syed Nadim, Advocate for the respondent no. 3.

(2) Petitioner’s husband was serving as Peon in Nagar Palika Parishad, Kotdwar, who retired on 30.6.2000. After his retirement, petitioner’s husband passed away on 26.10.2003. According to petitioner, she was entitled to family pension as per Uttar Pradesh Palika (Centralised) Retirement Benefit Rules, 1984, however family pension was not given to her. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs:

“i. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus Commanding and directing the respondent authorities to grant family pension to the petitioner alongwith interest.

ii. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus Commanding and directing the respondent authorities to calculate arrears of family pension from

27.10.2003.”

(3) Learned Counsel for the petitioner relies upon