WP(C) No. 348 of 2014. Case: Christabell Sohtun Vs Union of India and Ors.. Meghalaya High Court

Case NumberWP(C) No. 348 of 2014
CounselFor Appellant: A.S. Siddiqui, Adv. and For Respondents: R. Debnath, CGC
JudgesS.R. Sen, J.
IssueService Law
Judgement DateThursday September 03, 2015
CourtMeghalaya High Court

Judgment:

S.R. Sen, J., (At Shillong)

  1. The petitioner's case in a nutshell is that:

    "The petitioner who took voluntary retirement after completing 30(thirty) years of qualifying service and during her service career her first husband Shri Wesson Shabong, whose name is recorded in her service record deserted her in the year 1988 and died in the year 2008 and in the midst the petitioner married Shri Chester Khonglam and accordingly submitted a joint declaration to the effect that they are living together under one roof and as per their Customary practice they are treated as husband and wife but in the last leg of her service the petitioner was not keeping well and as such she seek voluntary retirement in the year 2013 and after taking voluntary retirement she submitted all the pension papers etc to the Respondents with a hope that her pension and other retirement benefits will be released soon but to the surprise of the petitioner the Respondent instead of...

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