The city government was directed by the Delhi high court on Wednesday to respond to a PIL seeking directions for release of pension for widows, divorced or destitute women as their pleas have been pending for the past several months.
The court also asked the department concerned to file a status report by the next date of hearing. A division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain sought response from Delhi government and also asked it to file a detailed status report within two months. ‘We direct the Department of Women and Child Development to file a detailed status report explaining the number of applications received by it seeking pension, how many has been rejected and also the reason of rejection,’ the bench said.
The court fixed 29 May for further hearing. The PIL was filed by Delhi Anusuchit Jati Vikas Sangathan, a registered society.
The court also asked the department concerned to file a status report by the next date of hearing. A division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain sought response from Delhi government and also asked it to file a detailed status report within two months. ‘We direct the Department of Women and Child Development to file a detailed status report explaining the number of applications received by it seeking pension, how many has been rejected and also the reason of rejection,’ the bench said.
The court fixed 29 May for further hearing. The PIL was filed by Delhi Anusuchit Jati Vikas Sangathan, a registered society.