Supreme Court of India

Mala Devi v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 221
Bench Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 16 July 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellant is entitled to family pension of her late husband, and whether a denial of such relief was justified. Headnotes† Indian Railway Establishment Manual & the Railway Pension Rules, 1993 – rr.75, 18(3) – Family pension – Entitlement to – Appellant’s husband, a temporary employee with the Eastern Indian Railways died in harness – Claim of the Appellant for family pension was denied on the ground that it is not admissible to the wife of an employee whose services were not regularized – Justifiability: Held:

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