High Court Karnataka High Court

Zaring W/O John Pinto vs Central Govt South Western … on 24 February, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Zaring W/O John Pinto vs Central Govt South Western … on 24 February, 2009
Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar
This writ mfition is filed under Articles 226 and 23? of
the Constitution of India, praying '£0 quaeh the ordez'V.<i,»s_;te<jt

18-6-2008 passed by the 211*' respondent vide Anne;§jT1.*e4C.'o:'--._ .,

This writ petition coming on for orders, tbis H

Court made the following:– _. .. H , __

onneneif

Mr. John Pinto, who e_mpioyee Ijuneler the
f1I’St and second 1998. The
petitioner cia1’med.V.fami:1y- iiestated to be
the wife of Joiie petitioner was
paid other monetary benefits till

February, uV2€)_V{}-4. the interregaum, certain

.–v..Smt.vI§’i§;eree1e;j1a ‘f1}ed….._{)’ S.N0.479/1999 for éeelaration

ish_e” Wedded wife of the deceased John

Pi:1.io.””%’The”V’Veei.€i suit was decreed exparte. Thereafter

‘the petitioner filed a misceilaneous petition for setting

H the exparte decree. The said suit

%% —-. §’}.SiNo.479/ 1999 was restored to file of the Trial Court.

Dzlring the pendency of the matter, Mercelana died on

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19.2.2006. Consequentiy, the suit filed by ..ji1e’1f~..p_[i:.e.

0.8.479/1999 was dismissed as having

Thus, there is no iitigation V

petitioner.

When the facts    herein
made application   and second
respondents     pension to
her.   repiy as per
  that there is no

pesitiveflmrtjier the petitioner by the Civil

Ceu;f’§.:’a;e.d henee_ S§1e earmot be ganted pension.

._ VAV~[.:;’Sediq N. Godwala, learried counsel

V V’ . appearhjg “ca-ii behaif of the petiticmer sugmits that the

ebjecfion was by S:e:zt.Mercelana who had filed the

ulfimately the saié suit came te be dismissed.

” Thus, there is me ligigation against the mfifioner.

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According to him, there is no dispute that she

wife of the deceased John Pinto and eonseQi:ier;tiy’,:”‘

petitioner should be paid family pefisiorg.

3. Sri Ajay Patil, learned advagcate

behalf of Sri Ashok V1 ”

2, submits that there is no ..9rder”passed by the
Civil Court in regard ipayiixierfif pension in

favour of the _:’m_titi§_)iier’ the second

respoxiderqt -passing the impugned order.

4. ‘-It is 110tVir1j_ijdi’sp__i:te..«~{11at the petitioner was paid

femiiy ‘ii1.I’.’Fe’br£1s:y, 2004. However, it came to

of filing of the civil suit by

Ultimately, said suit came to be

disnsissed having been abated. Thus, there is no

“0bjectie3t;{from anybody againsi: the petitioner that she is

, ii :t§3;e–i.r?ife of the John Pirate. If ii: is so, there is no reason

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as to why the family pension, which was being paid in

favour of the petitioner should be stopped,

respondents-authorities having got

petitioner is the wife of the deceased * ii ” 2

been paying the pension right

2004. in View of the

circumstances, the Wbicb’ Was” being paid
to the petitioner sho11iCi be paid to the

petitioner. Aee(;:I:’4d.ii1g1y; oreier is made:–

2 _– directed to pay the
family §(:nsi.oI1 “isfieiiitioner as was being paid

career. The i-easy genésion for the period {mm March,

da.y,HHsi1a1i also be disbursed in favour of

i”‘i.i_1e”. not already disbursed in favour of any

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Consequemly, the order at Annexure«.(f,_A~

18.6.2008 issued by the second respQnd ¢i1t’ ..

quashed. Petitican. is allowed ” ,