Supreme Court of India granted relief to elderly cancer patient in decade-old pension dispute, directing Allahabad High Court for urgent hearing. Bench of Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi stressed compassion.
The Calcutta High Court ruled a deceased teacher’s brother is not “family” for pension under the 1981 Scheme. It upheld denial of died-in-harness benefits, noting no claim was made by the mother, the eligible beneficiary under rules.
