Consider Family Pension for Live-In Partner & Children: Delhi High Court Directs Centre

The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to consider a retired employee’s plea to include his live-in partner of forty years and their children in the Pension Payment Order. Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain said denial was mistaken.

Supreme Court Fines West Bengal Government Rs 10 Lakh for Delaying Pension Payment to Retired Employee

New Delhi: On 19th Feb, The Supreme Court ordered the West Bengal government to pay a fine of Rs 10 lakh to a retired government employee who has not received his full retirement benefits even after 18 years. The employee, who retired in 2007, has been getting only a provisional pension while waiting for his dues.