9.Since the rule provides for family pension even if the Government servant died before completion of one year service, the first respondent is directed to send necessary proposal for family pension as well as for DCRG to the second respondent, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, since the Government servant died long back in 1988. The first respondent is also directed to pay interest on the belated settlement of pension at the rate of 10% as held by a Division Bench of this Court in GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT VS. M.DEIVASIGAMANI [2009 (3) MLJ 1], following the judgment of the Honourable Supreme Court in S.K.DUA VS. STATE OF HARYANA [2008 (3) SCC 44]. If the DCRG is not paid so far, the same shall also be paid with interest as per the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules. On receipt of such proposal from the first respondent, the second respondent is directed to authorise the same, so that there cannot be any further delay in payment of family pension to the petitioner, who is a widow agitating for family pension for the death of her husband in 1988.
