Ritu v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko and 2 Others

Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4915 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ritu Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohammad Irfan Siddiqui Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.

¶1Heard Mohammad Irfan Siddiqui, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Sandeep Chandra, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents.

¶2The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for direction to the respondents to pay death-cum-retirement dues of her husband as early as possible.

¶3The petitioner claims to be the wife of Late Arun Kumar Singh, who was recruited as Constable in Civil Police, Uttar Pradesh in the year 2019. While he was posted in District-Jaunpur, he died in a road accident on 04.04.2023. The petitioner claim that she got married with Late Arun Kumar Singh in the year 2015 and with their wedlock two sons were born, namely-Sushant (Date of Birth-04.10.2015) and Ayansh (Date of Birth-24.12.2017).

¶4It appears that after the husband of the petitioner was employed, he started living with another women, namely-Ekta Singh. The late husband of the petitioner had not made her the nominee in his service book rather he had made his mother the nominee. The petitioner has placed reliance on the birth certificates of her two sons issued by the Department of Medical and Health, Community Health Centre Malihabad that the two children were born with the wedlock from late husband of the petitioner.

¶5The Superintendent of Police, District-Jaunpur is directed to make an inquiry regarding the claim of the petitioner for release of death-cum-retirement dues to her as she claims to be legally wedded wife of late Arun Kumar Singh and has given birth to two sons with the wedlock. The said inquiry must be concluded within a period of two months from today, thereafter, necessary orders regarding the claim of the petitioner should be passed by the Superintendent of Police, District-Jaunpur.

¶6With the aforesaid observations/directions, the present petition finally stands disposed of. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) Order Date :- 12.7.2023 Piyush/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench