Family Pension Beyond Employee’s Unilateral Control, Estranged Wife’s Pension Can’t Be Revoked By Nomination: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court observed that family pension is statutory and beyond the employee’s unilateral control. Thus, the family pension is a statutory entitlement of the legally wedded spouse and cannot be revoked or excluded by any declaration, nomination or action of the deceased employee. A writ was filed against the order of the Finance…