Bombay High Court Allows Family Pension to Mother of Deceased Bachelor Employee Despite Surviving Daughters — Rejection Based on Daughters' Existence Held Unreasonable. The court held that the mother, being the sole dependent of the deceased bachelor employee, is entitled to family pension under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad Pension Rules, and the rejection on the ground of surviving daughters was unsustainable.
2 Jul 2026The petitioner, Surekha Yashwant Pilankar, a 75-year-old widow, filed a writ petition challenging the denial of family pension following the death of ...
