India, Nov. 28 -- In a significant ruling reinforcing the pension right of Government employees' dependents, the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the married son of a deceased State employee is fully entitled to receive family pension, and that marital status cannot be used as a ground to discontinue the benefit. The decision is expected to have broader implications for similar pension disputes across the State.
The case relates to Gangaram Kevat, a line helper in the State's energy department, who died while in service. After his death, his son Neeraj Kevat applied for a family pension - a statutory benefit intended to ensure financial support to surviving dependents of Government employees. The department init...