Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - A No. 1787 of 2025, Rachna Dubey v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others (Ajay Bhanot, J., order dated 13.2.2025): petitioner, daughter of a deceased employee, sought family pension after the death of her mother, the widow who had been receiving the pension; court held the employer's responsibilities stood discharged at the mother's death and the petitioner was then not divorced (divorce proceedings instituted 05.10.2023 as Suit No. 1856 of 2023), hence not entitled; writ petition dismissed; background: earlier affidavit-based claim rejected in judgment and order dated 29.05.2023 in Writ A No. 7938 of 2023 (same petitioner). Keywords: family pension, deceased employee, widow pensioner, daughter, divorce after pensioner's death, dismissal.
What did the court decide?
All responsibilities of the employer stood discharged after the death of the mother; accordingly, the petitioner is not entitled to family pension.