Saroj Bala vs Union Of India And Ors
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Punjab-Haryana High Court

Saroj Bala vs Union Of India And Ors on 13 December, 2023

                                                            Neutral Citation No:=2023:PHHC:159685




                                                                  2023:PHHC:159685

              IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
                           AT CHANDIGARH
138                                               CWP-26515-2023
                                                  Date of Decision: 13.12.2023

Saroj Bala                                                                ...Petitioner

                                         Versus

Union of India and others                                              ...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Present:-       Mr. Arshit Goel, Advocate for the petitioner
       Ms. Amrita Singh, Central Govt. Counsel,
       for Union of India-respondents
       ***
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 04.10.2023 (Annexure

P-7) passed by respondent No.3 whereby claim of the petitioner for extra-ordinary

pension, on account of death of her husband due to heart attack while performing

duty, has been rejected.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, submits that case of

the petitioner is squarely covered by judgment dated 03.11.2023 of this Court in Raj

Bala v. Union of India and others, CWP No.11718 of 2019.

3. Faced with this, learned counsel for the respondents expressed her

inability to controvert applicability of the aforesaid judgment to the facts of the

present case.

4. The present petition stands allowed in terms of judgment dated

03.11.2023 passed by this Court in Raj Bala (supra).

5. The needful shall be done within six months from today.

                                                           (JAGMOHAN BANSAL)
                                                                JUDGE
13.12.2023
Mohit Kumar
                 Whether speaking/reasoned             Yes/No
                 Whether reportable                    Yes/No

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