ORDER

Per Hon’ble Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Member-Administrative In this case relating to grant of family pension to divorced daughter, the applicant has sought following reliefs:-

(i) To quash the impugned notification dated 06.04.2018 (contained as Annexure No. A-1 to this OA), with all consequential benefits.

(ii) To release the family pension to the applicant being the divorced daughter of the deceased employee.

(iii) Any other relief, which this Hon’ble Tribunal may deem fit, just and proper under the circumstances of the case, may also be passed.

(iv) Cost of the present case.

2. The facts of the case are that the applicant’s father retired on 30.06.2001 from the post of Mailman. After his death on 11.05.2014, his wife (applicant’s mother) was given family pension by the respondents. The applicant claims that she got married on 27.12.2010 which stood dissolved soon after on 03.03.2011. When her mother passed away on 03.11.2016, she submitted application for grant of family pension on the ground of being divorced daughter who was dependent on her parents. The respondents, vide impugned letter dated

06.04.2018, asked her to submit legal divorce certificate issued