Supreme Court of India

The State of Bihar & Ors. v. Rajmati Devi & Anr.

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Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 20 May 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion and for the reasons stated above, the impugned judgment(s) and order(s) passed by the High Court deserve(s) to be quashed and set aside.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Pension – Family Pension – Entitlement to – Deceased husband of Respondent no.1, whether governed by the New Contributory Pension Scheme of 2005 or the Old Pension Rules of 1950 – Held: When the husband of Respondent no.1 came to be absorbed in government service, the Old Pension Rules were already abolished, and the New Pension Scheme was in existence – He was, therefore, governed by the New Pension Scheme which, however, did not provide for family pension – Respondent no.1 accordingly not entitled to family pension – Bihar Pension Rules, 1950 – Bihar Government Servant Contributory Pension…

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