Facts
The applicant’s father, a retired Metro Railway employee, died in 2011.
Source reference: no citationHis wife received family pension until her death on 4 November 2013.
Source reference: no citationTheir unmarried daughter, Shyama Ghosh, applied for family pension
Source reference: no citationO.A. No. 350/0364/2022
Source reference: no citationIssues
Whether family pension arrears are inheritable by collateral heirs absent an entitlement finalized during the claimant’s lifetime.
Source reference: no citationLaw Applied
Family pension arrears are not inheritable by collateral heirs absent an entitlement finalized during the claimant’s lifetime.
Source reference: no citationReasoning
Family pension arrears are not inheritable by collateral heirs absent an entitlement finalized during the claimant’s lifetime.
Source reference: no citationHolding
Family pension arrears are not inheritable by collateral heirs absent an entitlement finalized during the claimant’s lifetime.
Acts & Sections Cited
2 provisions across 1 statute referred to in this judgment. Each provision opens on LawLens.
Administrative Tribunals Act, 19852
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PRASANTA GHOSHvsMETRO RAILWAY
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