Ranganayaki v. the Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlements )
Case brief
What is this about?
Family pension; nomination by deceased employee; nominee holds benefits in trust for actual heirs; Authorities bound by nomination; Authorities cannot determine legally wedded wife; Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus; W.P.No.21520 of 2024 dismissed 02.08.2024; order dated 06.02.2024 granting family pension to 5th respondent Ramu Ammal; deceased Kasinathan; appellant Ranganayaki; Clause 15 Letters Patent; W.A.No.244 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Madras; Kallakurichi; Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlements); appeal dismissed with leave to file civil suit for declaration of marital status.
What did the court decide?
No monetary or pension relief; the appellant is left open to establish her status as wife of Kasinathan in the manner known to law (including a suit for declaration), with the writ Court's findings expressly stated not to obstruct such a civil suit; no costs.