Supreme Court of India

Smt. Violet Issac and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1991] 1 S.C.R. 282
Bench K.N. Singh and P.B. Sawant JJ.
Decided 8 February 1991

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Civil Services-Pension Rules, 1964-Rule 801-Scope of-Family Pension-Entitlement of-Persons designated under the Rules entitled -Not employee's nominee-Whether could be bequeathed. On the death of a Railway employee, dispute arose among his wife, sons, daughters and brother for the family pension, gratuity and other emoluments. The brother of the deceased eniployee filed a civil suit in the court of Sub-Judge for a permanent injunction restraining the appellants-the wife, sons and daughter-from claiming or receiv­ ing any monetary benefits from the Railway Administration, contend­ ing that by

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