Archive · 30 Oct 2025
79-Year-Old Woman Fights 50 Years for Pension Justice
Imagine you have a toy that belongs to you, but someone keeps it and tells you that you can have it later, but they never give it to you.
That's kind of like what happened to Mithilesh, a very old lady.
Her husband used to work for the police, and after he passed away, she was supposed to get some money from his job, called a pension.
But for a super long time, 50 whole years, she didn't get the money she was owed.
She went to court, and a judge even said she was right!
But still, the money didn't come.
It was like a game of 'just one more day' or 'we can't find the papers.'
Even the new judge is confused and told the police to show up if the money isn't given soon.
It’s a long, long wait for what is hers.
A 79-year-old woman, Mithilesh Srivastava, has been fighting for her husband's pension for 50 years.
Her husband served in the Madhya Pradesh Police for 23 years before resigning in 1971; he died in 1985.
Mithilesh has been receiving a provisional pension of only Rs 33 per month.
She won her case in civil court in 2005, but the payment was never made due to alleged bureaucratic delays and missing documents.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered that if the directive isn't followed by November, the Superintendent of Police, Sheopur, must appear in person.
- Who
- Mithilesh Srivastava, a 79-year-old woman
- What
- Fighting for her rightful pension and retirement benefits
- When
- For 50 years, with the latest hearing recently and a deadline in November
- Where
- Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Her husband, a former Madhya Pradesh Police officer, died in 1985, and she has been denied her rightful pension despite initial court victory.
- Petitioner's Age
- 79
- Duration of Struggle
- 50 years
- Husband's Service
- 23 years in Madhya Pradesh Police
- Provisional Pension Received
- Rs 33 per month
- Court Ruling in Favor
- 2005 Civil Court
- Current Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior bench