Kanwaljit Kaur and Satnam Singh were born. However, the said marriage ran into tough weather and, ultimately, Sarbjit Singh filed a divorce petition which was granted on 14.1.1993. Both Kanwaljit Kaur and Satnam Singh continued to be looked after by Sarbjit Singh, who subsequently got married to plaintiff No.1-Rajwant Kaur and from this wedlock, plaintiff No.4 Anureet Kaur was born. The three children of Sarbjit Singh born from both the marriages are living with and looked after by plaintiff Rajwant Kaur. Aforementioned Sarbjit Singh unfortunately died on 11.2.2009 and according to the plaintiffs they were his only legal heirs. PlaintiffRajwant Kaur put her claim before defendant No. 2, i.e. the Account Officer of Indian Audit and Accounts Department but only his provident fund was released whereas the other service benefits like ex-gratia grants and pensionary rights were not released on the ground that deceased Sarbjit Singh had not made her as his nominee during his lifetime. Accordingly, suit was preferred by Rajwant Kaur, the second wife of Sarbjit Singh and Kanwaljit Kaur, Satnam Singh and Anureet Kaur, the three children of Sarbjit Singh for declaration that they were the only legal heirs of Sarbjit Singh and, accordingly, entitled for ex-gratia grants, other service and pensionary benefits.
