The Madras High Court bench here has ordered the Madurai North Treasury officer to pay Rs 5,000 towards cost to 82-year-old widow of a freedom fighter for “deliberately delaying” the payment of her family pension.
In his order Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar said the though the Central government had issued order to pay pension for the widow, treasury officer had delayed the payment after her husband died On September 3, 2005.
The treasury officer had made an aged woman come to the court unnecessarily, the Judge said and ordered him to pay the widow Rs 5,000 towards cost and also settle pension arrears and pension from 2005 within two weeks.
The petitioner Rajalakshmi submitted that her husband Solamalai was a freedom fighter and he was in prison during freedom struggle between 1940 and 1943. He was given pension by both Central and State governments.
Her husband died in 2005 and she had applied for payment of family pension to her. While the state pension for widow had been paid the pension by the Central government for widow had not been paid. “I gave several representations but there was no response” she said and prayed for an order to the authorities to settle the pension.
In his order Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar said the though the Central government had issued order to pay pension for the widow, treasury officer had delayed the payment after her husband died On September 3, 2005.
The treasury officer had made an aged woman come to the court unnecessarily, the Judge said and ordered him to pay the widow Rs 5,000 towards cost and also settle pension arrears and pension from 2005 within two weeks.
The petitioner Rajalakshmi submitted that her husband Solamalai was a freedom fighter and he was in prison during freedom struggle between 1940 and 1943. He was given pension by both Central and State governments.
Her husband died in 2005 and she had applied for payment of family pension to her. While the state pension for widow had been paid the pension by the Central government for widow had not been paid. “I gave several representations but there was no response” she said and prayed for an order to the authorities to settle the pension.
Source:- December 25, 2010
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