ORDER

Hon’ble Dr. Amit Sahai, Member (A)

1. Being denied family pension to the applicant as surviving unmarried daughter by the respondents vide order dated 03.10.2022 (Annexure A/1) and 06.07.2022 (Annexure A/2), the applicant has approached this Tribunal under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 for setting aside these orders and to grant her the family pension of her deceased father.

2. The facts in brief to adjudicate the case are as under:-

3. This is the second round of litigation. The first OA No.156/2022, was disposed of by this Tribunal on 11.08.2022, at admission stage, directing the respondent No.3 to appoint a welfare officer to find that the applicant is same unmarried daughter, who was nominated by the deceased employee for grant of family pension after his death, and if so then it may be released to the applicant as per rules in force.

3.1 The applicant is unmarried daughter of Late Shri Chunni Lal Purbia, who retired from the post of Office Superintendent, Diesel Shed, Abu Road, District Sirohi 30.11.1995, and he was issued revised PPO dated 10.10.2020. Shri Chunni Lal Purbia expired on 27.04.2020 whereas the mother of the applicant had already expired o