worked as Tamil Pandit in the sixth respondent Office died on 30.07.2014. He got married the seventh respondent and thereafter, they obtained customary divorce in the presence of elders. The said customary divorce was registered before the Sub Registrar, Pappireddipatty as document No.20 of 1982. Thereafter, the seventh respondent got married another person one, Perumal and the same was also registered before the Sub Registrar, Pappireddipatti in document No.21 of 1982. Thereafter, the petitioner got married the said Veerappan on 28.01.1983 and gave birth to a female child. On the demise of the said Veerappan, the petitioner approached the official respondents seeking family pension. However, the seventh respondent also claimed family pension. Therefore, the petitioner filed suit in OS.No.171 of 2014 before the District Munsif Court, Pappireddipatti and the matter has been settled between them before the Lok Adalat. As per the settlement, they will share the family pension equally. However, now by the order dated 25.01.2023, the sixth respondent recommended for payment of family pension in favour of the seventh respondent.
