Supreme Court of India
The State of Bihar & Ors. v. Rajmati Devi & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above discussion and for the reasons state d above, the impugned judgment(s) and order(s) passed by the High Court deserve(s) to be quashed and set aside.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Pension – Family Pension – Entitlement to – Decease d husband of Respondent no.1, whether governed by the New Contributory Pension Scheme of 2005 or the Old Pension R ules of 1950 – Held: When the husband of Respondent no.1 ca me to be absorbed in government service, the Old Pension Rules were alr eady abolished, and the New Pension Scheme was in existence – He was, therefore, governed by the New Pension Scheme which , however, did not provide for family pension – Respondent no.1 accordingly not entitled to family pension – Bihar Pension Rules, 1950 – Bihar Government Servant Contributory
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