# MANJIT KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-05-22
Citation: CWP 21124/2023
Petitioner: MANJIT KAUR
Respondent: STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

[Official PDF on Punjab and Haryana High Court website](https://livedb9010.phhc.gov.in/public/judgments/order-pdf?case_type=CWP&case_no=21124&case_year=2023&order_date=2026-05-22&order_type=FINAL)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 215 CWP-21124-2023 Date of decision : 22.05.2026 Manjit Kaur ….Petitioner V/S State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. R.K. Arora, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Prabhat K. Jalbera, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Satnampreet Singh Chauhan, D.A.G., Punjab. Mr. Brijesh Mittal, Advocate for respondent No.4 (through video conferencing). **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the memo dated 25.05.2022 (Annexure P-13), whereby the prayer of the petitioner for granting her full family pension in respect of services rendered by her deceased-husband has been denied and the petitioner has been held entitled for only 50% family pension and for quashing the letter dated 24.10.2006 (Annexure P-14), being relied by the respondents in the impugned memo to deny full family pension to the petitioner. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the petitioner full (100%) family pension, with all arrears from th

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