Ashroff's wife former MP Ferial goes tocourts for non payment of her pension

Ashroff's wife former MP Ferial goes tocourts for non payment of her pension

Former Member of Parliament Ferial Ashroff widow of late Minister

Ashroff had been getting the monthly W & O P she is entitled after the death of her husband.However she had worked for a period of 10 years as a Member of Parliament.After she discontinued her service as a member of Parliament she had not been paid her own pension.

In this context she had sent a writ petition to supreme courts seeking justice.She has made the Secretary General of Parliament Dammika Dissanayake,deputy Secreatary General of Parliament R.A.Rohanadheera and the Attorney General as respondents.

In this connection Ferial Ashroff had written to the Secretary of Parliament seeking redress.She had recieved a reply from the Secretary of Parliament dated 24th October from the Secretary General of the Parliament that she would be able receive only one pension either the W&OP or her Parliament pension after her retirement.

She had replied that she would be deprived of her W&OP only if sh got married again but she had remained a widow and hence she is entitled for  two pensions.She had then resorted to filing a case in the Supreme court seeking justice.According to her theory she is entitled for two pensions and filed action against the decision of the Secreary General of Parliament.