In Brief
Shanti Devi sought recovery of pension through a writ petition after an earlier petition for retiral benefits was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds. The Supreme Court held that territorial jurisdiction exists where the petitioner continuously received pension in a State Bank account within the High Court's jurisdiction. The dismissal of the earlier petition did not preclude filing a fresh petition with different subject matter. The Court allowed the appeal and directed payment of provisional pension pending final determination of the writ petition.
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