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2018 DIGILAW 2466 (JHR)

Sugiya Devi v. State of Jharkhand

2018-11-05

APARESH KUMAR SINGH

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JUDGMENT : Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State, SBI and the Accountant General, Jharkhand. 2. Petitioner who is stated to be the widow of late Rambriksh Oraon in whose favour P.P.O No. 014093 (Annexure-2) has been issued by the office of Accountant General, Jharkhand, has approached this Court for release of arrears of pension, which have been withheld. As per the petitioner, her name was not included in the P.P.O. Her husband died in 2008 and for 10 years she has not been getting family pension. 3. To cut short the controversy, learned counsel for the Accountant General, Jharkhand has made reference to the specific statement made at para 4 of their counter affidavit that the Accountant General has instructed the Treasury Officer, Latehar to do the needful for payment of family pension to the petitioner after including her name in the P.P.O and pay admissible dues. He submits that responsibility now lies upon the disbursing agency. 4. Learned counsel for the Respondent State submits by relying upon Annexure-4, letter no. 223 dated 29.08.2016 issued by the Treasury Officer, Latehar to the Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Garu, Latehar that instructions have been furnished to the concerned bank from where drawee opted for payment of post retirement dues. Learned counsel for the Bank submits that compliance would be done as per the instruction of the Accountant General, Jharkhand and the Treasury Officer, Latehar without any delay. 5. Considered the submission of the learned counsel for the parties in the light of relevant material facts borne on record, taken note above. The writ petition is being disposed of with a direction upon the respondent no.5 and 6 i.e., State Bank of India, Centralized Pension Processing Centre, Patna, Bihar and State Bank of India, Garu Branch, Latehar respectively to process the claim of the petitioner widow in the light of the instructions of the office of Accountant General, Jharkhand and the Treasury Officer, Latehar and release the admissible arrears of family pension in accordance with law within a period of 4 weeks as per the procedure prescribed. 6. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.