3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 3*" DAY OF AUGUST 2r;£}9%%%% j%Lk% BEFORE: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE Asamn & ' WRITPETITION No.1951%t%.Qr?gr;09is-REQ BETWEEN: Smt. Sushctsla P. Be1£a1i'é%_uu(1?¥§''''' " ~: 4 Wis. Late P. Bcnanagoudsi, _ ' " " Age 59 years, _ J Residing at: Lax1t:eshwaf',""*V.": I » Taiuk : ShiraI'a}s14ui}I3.ist,ri:é:L 2: Gadag u A .j . PETETIONER (By ShriA,Hs_1I1:a,:1lVi:i 'fifizéidifigeudar. Advoeakc) ...--u-.u-uuyusa . . . . . ' Treasury Gfficer _ "i'_})éVrai3'g§re.T'VDistzict, A Davazggafe 2. Th<;f. 1;}epu£y Commissiuner for " = Public instmctians, V' * Iiavangerc Bisirici, V' The Deputy Dimciur of Davzmgere Public Instnzetians, Daxrangerc Distz*iL'L Davangere 2%. The Bioek Education Officer, Davangsrc District, Davange-re 5. The Accuuniant Gcnara}, Bangalore -« 560 GEO RES«?QNE5ENTS (By S§r1ri.Shashidhar S; 'Cuurt Gtwcmmcni Picadcr) _ _ _ AV " ' This -f\VVi=i1;',VPclifion. 'iS: f.'i«3:§(§'Vu11E.ic:r Articles 226 and 227 of the Csnstitrgtign é*§TI-ndia1«"pra3'iiig"*ié direct the respondents to graniflihc.'i'a1fiiEy--«.g£:n:siun"'ia_ faiuour uf (ht; pcliiioncr or in the aiternzitive, direcfthé' xtésposadcnt 30.3 to 5 to seaside: the representatirm fin' '$;ai:£.:ti£';t1 at' fiannily pensémw in accmdamte with iaw i:§Su:_§}:~1rt made 316 foilmving: -- ORDER
“i”}1c pfiiiliun naming on for Freliminary Hearing is
‘ “‘V.Vv§£{31ii§i(i::rc<i fur finai disposal,
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The Govtzmmeul Advocate: ii’+1='(i’ii’-“.-.-‘(.’J.’:}(.§._’ riciicg: {An ‘
behalf of 1371:: respondtznm.
H is stated that (ht: pt:§;i:.[iuner “is: um’:
I’. Bciianaguuda xvhu’ ~..g.ras “as a ‘Headmaster in
Gnvcmmcnl High Schoui, skated to have
rcfircd on ;Th£~: “€’3§IIIS to be the Idgaily
xwcddgéii P. Vii via»: her case that the marriage
was sufeaginégcd May i§67, according tu Hindu
diets ‘and cusiums;’ ”
1 ‘petitioner was estranged frum Bciianaguuda and
‘ii .i’$:’%’thc:.&y;§eé;ii_i_i«;.§ncr’s alisgaiiun that Bcilanaguuda had dcvelupsd
relaiicynsilip with other women and she: was not being iakcsn cam
“Accurdingiy, she was cunsiraincd it} prefer a uiaém in
_§l’x*iminaI Miscclianmus Nu.39x’2003, scathing maintenance
uniier Smiiun 125 iht: Code: :3? Criminai Procedure before {fuzz
C:3:;:’£ uf Lht; 31’viFC§ Lakrshmeshgara agaigsi hats” husband
entitled to see}: any such paymtmi as ciaimcd by
background, that the petitiuncr is before this V ii” i
5. The pctiiiuncr wuuid
appeared before the Lukadalat ‘{;iaim” » it
of the; petitioner for . éi£siA.._his iwouid be
aduquatc «evidence ts.) disckisi; was infant her
husband.
::irc’tii:ii:~i;tai.?1t:r:»V.L’i}i.=.t in Cri.Misu.Nu.2(}!20C42,
Bettaxiegciuda that the petitiurmr was his
lcgaily w£ii}d§c§~}.a%ifé,;=_iiS”‘§’et ancthtzr dcecumcnt which would
i irziiitiiitaiiiih “tag: being his legaity weaddcd wife. The
A : driven tn yet anuthtzr civil suit, tn cstablish that
She isgiii the iegaiiy wecidcd wife: 0.? Bcttanaguuda and to
it = mg b».-mix; due, tu km, which is withheid by the
iieiigytgndunts ii} the: ciisadvautagc ef the petitioner is iiitzrsfum a
cimumsiancc, which has warmatcd the yutitiuncr to appmach
this Court-
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6. ‘While: the: Guvcmmsnl Advocate
the respundcnls art: hcipicsss in cast-.3 sutsh as Ehis;-. pmccgd pn” = .
the basis uf scanty material It) disclaim l3j;’ai..
wife of the dccaased Guvt:mni¢xi’1._scrxrani.V In “bf Lhcw V
name uf the petitioner, as 3 nom§n§:;e_ifi–»..£he nbminaiéirn column
of the service records £31’ I ‘{}1éL._;icg:;e:z;t§e%.i’*fizfizployca, ii is m:£
possible for ma; {he ptriiliuncr is the
legally ‘L§:£§:§ “”BzA”i:anaguuda. It is fllcmfurc
incumggni Q21 a decfaraiiun to this effect
from _1hc: Court, which would mumps] the
” V’ . respéinéfenis in acecdéfiu the ciaim.
‘ {rue that the respundcm can in law accept the
claim qf such as the pciiiimwr uni}! an produefiun {sf
insggrnvtirfibie duczsmcnis such as a, judgmcnl and decree by 3
‘.VC1i’vi*E’ Cuuri. daclaring her status the wife :3? the deceased
‘ ‘émpiuyttc, given the abject siattz ufpenury, and {he pciiiiuncfs
pitsading {hat them are Qihfifil’ documents such as Cuuri orders, £0
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cstablish lhal she was infaci the Iegaily wtgdded w¥i’f*; cf
Bcflanagouda an that: basis which she is iaying claim
pension.
The rcspundcnls would not bé:,’pro:c:§£;(i§i:§g,
cunsidering the claim of the-..__pciiiVitunc’iz’ V121′
documcnis avaiiabh: which ma3_(_4_L:IisI:I_ rghprl judgémmt and
decree of 2: Civil Cuuft. Q3135 as the Icgaiiy
wedded wife urawmg¢uagT%;r.1:mrga,3;W ether claimants
in the 9
7. ‘Having fact that legit: Bttiianagoada has
dit.’:4′.§.i’f.’¥.VI?1 rezspundc:-ni; wouid hL>wc:vt:’r pmcwd
‘ ygiii;§!V£i1.g;:’*::a:;:””as_ to {hart being my other claims insofar as the
c.i=:~.*:f.*a,’i;’}V2Ab<.*vzA:¢:.1vfV§,i_._:~1V.?T_'£'Vr.Vtc to the family sf Bellaaaguuda are conccrnt.-d.
gzvz-cziiiicn stands disposed of; while [his wspondcnés are
' . to reconsider ihc re cscniaiiun cf {he -iiiiuncr an the
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V’ ofdocumenls ihai art: aiready avaiiab1c_
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The pciiiiencr is at liberty to prudnucfiéijyv .V
ducumcnis with her in support of t:a:;;t:T _ 1
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