CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Akhil Kumar Srivastava, Judicial Member, Kumar Rajesh Chandra, Administrative Member
Savitri Bai @ Savtri Bai – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. applicant seeks family pension post-husband's death. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. service records recognize applicant; civil courts affirm both wives. (Para 3 , 7) |
| 3. respondents deny second wife pension citing hma and ccs rules. (Para 4 , 5 , 8) |
| 4. gond tribe customs permit second marriage; hma inapplicable. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. ccs rule 50(8)(c) entitles legally wedded second wife to equal pension share. (Para 11) |
| 6. application allowed; pension with arrears directed. (Para 12) |
ORDER
By Justice Akhil Kumar Srivastava, JM;
By way of this Original Application, applicant is seeking family pension after the death of her husband and to provide arrears of the pension w.e.f. 07.03.2013 till date with 18% interest due to delay occurred by the respondents.
2. The facts of the case are that the applicant’s husband Shri Shobhan Singh Maravi was working with the respondent-department as Chargeman died in harness on 07.03.2013 leaving behind his wife Smt. Savitri Bai i.e. applicant, son Surendra Singh and daughter Leela Devi. Applicant is the legally wedded wife of deceased employee and in the service records her name has been mentioned. After the death of Late Sobhan Singh Maravi respondent No.2 h
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