Key Points: - The petitioner sought family pension under Revised Pension Rules, 2017 after her father’s death; petition dismissed. (!) (!) - The core issue is whether a divorced daughter who divorced after the original pensioner’s death can claim family pension. (!) (!) - Rule 8 provides eligibility for divorced daughter until restoration of conjugal life; dependency status and timing are crucial. (!) (!) - Government Office Memos (11.09.2013 and 19.07.2017) extend eligibility in certain scenarios where divorce occurred during life or after death. (!) (!) (!) - The Court held that the petitioner, as a married daughter separated from husband at death, was not a divorced daughter at that time; thus not eligible. (!) (!) - The Court emphasized that it cannot rewrite the statute to create new rights beyond the plain text. (!) - Central jurisprudence cited: All Manipur Pensioners Association v. State of Manipur; Union of India v. Deoki Nandan Aggarwal. (!) (!) - The judgment denies relief and dismisses the writ petition. (!)

Question 1?

What is the eligibility of a divorced daughter to receive family pension under the Revised Pension Rules, 2017 when divorce occurred after the death of the original pensioner?

Question 2?

How does the Office Memos dated 11.09.2013 and 19.07.2017 affect the entitlement of divorced daughters to family pension in cases where divorce occurred posthumously or after death of the pensioner?

Question 3?

What is the interpretation of Rule 8 of the Revised Pension Rules, 2017 regarding dependency status and timing of eligibility for a divorced daughter to receive family pension in this case?