Ram Chand Gupta, J. - (1.) THE present revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside impugned order dated 15.04.2006, Annexure P3 and order dated 25.07.2009, Annexure P1 passed by learned Civil Judge(Junior Division), Amritsar.
(2.) I have heard learned Counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record including the impugned orders passed by learned Executing Court. Brief facts relevant for the decision of the present revision petition are that, Respondent No. 1 -Decree Holder, Smt. Mohinder Kaur is mother of deceased -Jagjit Singh, Head Constable, who was killed by some unidentified militants. He was married to Respondent No. 2 i.e. Baljit Kaur daughter of Gurnam Singh. After death of Jagjit Singh dispute arose between Baljit Kaur and Mohinder Kaur regarding service benefits of Jagjit Singh, deceased. There is no dispute that Baljit Kaur remarried on 26.04.1998. A civil suit filed by Mohinder Kaur -Respondent No. 1 i.e. mother of deceased against State of Punjab as well as against Baljit Kaur, widow of deceased was decreed in her favour vide judgment and decree dated 22.10.1999, Annexure P2. Execution petition was filed by Respondent No. 1 -Decree Holder, Mohinder Kaur pursuant to the said judgment and decree passed in her favour in which the impugned orders were passed.
(3.) THE only point argued by learned Counsel for the Petitioner -State of Punjab is that as per Rule 6.17 of Punjab Civil Services Rules, Vol.II mother is not included in the definition of family for the purpose of family pension.;