Alagammal vs State Of Tamil Nadu on 19 December, 2007
Even after the said
order, petitioner submitted representation on 25.4.2005 to the third respondent
and on 18.11.2005 the Government sent a letter to the petitioner stating that
the petitioner should approach the Municipal Administration and Water Supply
Department for sanction of pension. Petitioner again sent a representation to
the Commissioner, Municipal Administration on 27.2.2006 and till date petitioner
has not been sanctioned the pension or the arrears of pension to petitioner's
husband and also family pension payable to the petitioner on the death of
petitioner's husband. As the petitioner is now aged 89 years, who retired in
the year 1976, the learned counsel submitted that based on the materials
furnished by the petitioner as stated supra, respondents may be directed to
sanction pension and gratuity payable to the petitioner and also arrears of
pension and gratuity payable to the petitioner till the date of death of her
husband and family pension after his demise. The learned counsel also cited a
decision of this Court reported in 2006 (5) CTC 320 (O.A.Chinna Alagi v. State
of Tamil Nadu) in support of his contentions.