MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT FOR SMT. MUBEENA KHAN V/S MADHYA PRADESH PASCHIM KSHETRA VIDYUT VITARAN COMPANY AND OTHERS

JABALPUR, India, June 13 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on May 12:

1. This petition, under Article 226 of Constitution of India, has been filed seeking following relief (s):-

"(i) That, the respondent may kindly be directed to release the gratuity amount of the petitioner's deceased husband in favor of the petitioner with the interest of 18% p.a.

(ii) That, the other relief doing justice including cost be awarded."

2. It is submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that petitioner's husband worked at Shajapur on the post of peon in the respondent-department and he died on 10.12.2016. Petitioner's husband was initially appointed on 30.11.1995 for a period of two years on contingency basis and after c...