As per these provisions, it can be seen that the family pension would be granted to a person who is eligible for the same. The term ‘ family ’ has been defined in Rule 66 which includes wife or husband, as the case may be, son or daughter up to a defined age or earning capacity and parents wholly dependent on the Government servant. Clause (d) of Rule 67 makes a widowed or divorced daughter of any age eligible for receiving family pension. However, Rule 69 which is specific and provides that except as provided in Rule 68, the family pension shall not be payable to more than one member of the family at the same time. Rule 68 pertains to a case where the family pension is payable to more wives than one. Barring this eventuality, as provided in Clause (i) of Rule 69, family pension would be payable to only one member of the family of the deceased. As per clause (ii), if the deceased leaves behind a widow or widower, the family pension would be payable to such person failing which to the eligible child. This clause thus decides the priority of the family members of the deceased to claim pension. As this rule recognizes right of only one member of the family barring Rule 68 situation, it was necessary to provide the order of priority. As per this Rule, as long
