(1) The wife of the person deceased has left for heavenly abode and in this
writ petition, she has been substituted by her son and daughter. However,
for the convenience of discussion, I will mention the petitioner as “she” or
“her”. The writ petitioner has initiated this matter to seek relief for the
purported tortious liability of the respondent due to the alleged willful delay
and negligence in allowing her the appropriate family pension. For this, the
petitioner has prayed for in the writ petition inter alia that a writ of
mandamus be issued directing the respondents to pay a sum of Rs. 1 Crore,
jointly or severally, to the petitioner towards compensation and/or damages
for committing constitutional torts against her.