Patna High Court
Ramesh Kumar SinhaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- AJIT KUMAR
Holding
The court held that the respondents must correct the petitioner’s name in the Pension Payment Order and pay the family pension within six weeks.
Summary
The petitioner, Ramesh Kumar Sinha, filed a writ petition seeking correction of his name in the Pension Payment Order (P.P.O.) No. 20151112168, where it was erroneously recorded as 'Ramesh Kumar Singh', resulting in denial of his family pension. He alleged that the mistake prevented the pension from being released and requested the court to direct the respondent authorities to amend the P.P.O. and grant the pension. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the District Programme Officer had already issued a corrective instruction dated 10‑12‑2025. The court examined whether the petitioner was entitled to judicial intervention to enforce the correction and payment of the pension. It held that the respondents were bound to implement the correction within six weeks and to settle the family pension accordingly. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed of with directions to the Accountant General to effect the correction and release the pension.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to correction of his name in the Pension Payment Order
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to family pension despite the clerical error
- Whether the court can direct the respondent authorities to correct the P.P.O. and release the pension
Subjects
- family pension
- name correction
- Pension Payment Order
- writ petition
- administrative law
- public service
- court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20354 of 2025
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Ramesh Kumar Sinha Son of Late Rajendra Prasad Singh, Resident of
Mohalla- Jyoti Vihar, P.S- Industrial, District- Bhagalpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education
Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of
Bihar, Patna.
3. The Director, Primary Education, Education Department, Government of
Bihar, Patna.
4. The District Education Officer, Bhagalpur.
5. The District Programme officer, (Establishment) Education, Bhagalpur.
6. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Atul Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vikas Kumar, Standing Counsel (11)
For the AG : Mr. Ram Kinker Choubey, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 16-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
counsel for the Accountant General and learned counsel for the
State.
2. The writ petition has been filed for the following
reliefs :-
“For issuance of an appropriate writ(s),
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order(s), direction(s) to the respondent authorities
to correct the name of the petitioner in the P.P.O.
Book P.P.O No. 20151112168 of the wife of
petitioner while the name of the petitioner is
Ramesh Kumar Sinha, it has been mistakenly
written as Ramesh Kumar Singh in the P.P.O Book,
P.P.O No. 20151112168of wife of the petitioner
Family Pension is not being received due to 'Sign'
being typed instead of 'Sinha' and direction to the
respondent authorities to give family pension to the
petitioner by correcting the name of petitioner.
And/or any other appropriate relief(s) to the
petitioner for which he may be found entitled in the
eye of law.”
3. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner by
referring to paragraph 5 of the counter affidavit, which has been
served to the petitioner during the course of the day and
submits that for necessary correction in the Pension Payment
Order No.20151112168, appropriate instructions / directions
have already been sent by the District Programme Officer,
Establishment, Bhagalpur vide Letter No.6132 dated
10.12.2025.
4. Learned counsel representing Office of Accountant
General is directed to take all necessary steps, if such orders
have been received by them, for making necessary correction in
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the P.P.O., which shall be made within a period of six weeks
from today and family pension of the petitioner shall be settled
in favour of this petitioner within the same time and decision so
taken shall also be communicated to the petitioner.
5. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of.
(Ajit Kumar, J)
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