The Madras High Court ruled that a stepson is not entitled to family pension under the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993. The Court held that family pension is a statutory benefit available only to persons falling within the Rules’ definition of “family,” unlike gratuity nominations.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that parents are entitled to family pension if the widow of a deceased government employee remarries. The Court directed pension benefits for an 83-year-old mother of a BSF jawan.
