Accounts Office (Establishment) Principal Gen. Manager Telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. v. Kiran Neelkanth Joshi and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
family pension; younger daughter of deceased employee; elder daughter no-objection certificate; Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 Chapter VIII; Rule 54(11) Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972; beneficial legislation; technical objections; Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) Telecom; Original Application No. 792 of 2024; Tribunal order affirmed; writ petition dismissed; Rajeshwari v. Silvia Florance (Karnataka High Court, R.S.A. 797/2002)
What did the court decide?
The provisions for family pension to the wife, minor children and other dependents of a deceased employee under the Pension Rules are beneficial legislations, and the benefit of family pension intended to support the family of the deceased employee should not be denied on technical objections. ¶16