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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
SOUMITRA SAIKIA
Pranita Kalita, D/o. Lt. Soneswar Kalita – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam, Through The Commissioner And Secretary To The Government Of Assam, Water Resources Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of petitioner's claim. (Para 2) |
| 2. petitioner claims dependency and cites precedent. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. respondents contest claim based on rules. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. court's recognition of divorced daughters' rights. (Para 8 , 14) |
| 5. judicial understanding of pension as socio-economic justice. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 6. pension purposes and beneficiaries explained. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 7. clarification of rules regarding dependents and their entitlement. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 8. court orders verification of dependency for pension eligibility. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT :
SOUMITRA SAIKIA, J.
Heard Mr. I.H. Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D. Borah, learned Junior Government Advocate for the respondents Nos. 3 and 4; Mr. C. Baruah, learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General for the respondent No.5 and Ms. P. Chakrabarty, learned Standing Counsel, Water Resource Department for the respondents Nos.1 and 2.
2. The claim of the writ petitioner is that her father namely Lt. Soneswar Kalita who was working as a Khalasi in the Department of Flood Control under the Executive Engineer, Lower Assam INV Division, Barpeta Road superannuated from service on 31
Divorced daughters are entitled to family pension similar to unmarried daughters, emphasizing dependency and socio-economic justice rather than strict adherence to employment status.
A divorced daughter, if dependent on her father cannot be excluded and has to be included within the meaning of the word family and has to be treated at par with an unmarried daughter.
A divorced daughter is entitled to family pension if she was dependent on the deceased pensioner at the time of death, irrespective of the divorce being post-death.
The entitlement of a divorced daughter to a share of the family pension under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 and relevant office memorandums.
Service Law – Family Pension - Family pension can be granted to divorced daughter in case where divorce proceedings have been filed in a competent Court during life time of employee – pensioner and d....
The denial of family pension based on unreasonable deductions of service years violates legal principles of fairness; unmarried dependent daughters are entitled to pension as per amended Rule 143.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that a divorced daughter is entitled to family pension under the OCS (Pension) Rules, 1992, if her income meets the eligibility criteria specified ....
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