Financial independence: Why enabling agency and accountability matter for women, parents, and dependantsI would like to place for discussion not just the question of freedom to decide, but also responsibility and accountability. Why don’t we p...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
CGHS rules clarified: Central government employees can pick parents or parents-in-law as dependents for medical benefitsCentral government employees can now choose to include either their parents or parents-in-law as dependents for CGHS medical benefits. This...
14 May, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Divorced daughter eligible for father’s pension if dependency proven, rules high courtA divorced daughter, deserted by her husband, can claim her late father's family pension if dependency existed during his lifetime, even if...
07 May, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Family pension denied to daughter over divorce timing; Tripura High Court ruling explainedA daughter has been denied her father's family pension by the Tripura High Court. She divorced her husband after her father's passing. The ...
26 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Armed Force Tribunal holds IAF officer's death while saving kids 'attributable to military service'The Armed Forces Tribunal has awarded a special family pension to the widow of Wing Commander Durlabh Bhattacharya. He tragically drowned w...
24 Jan, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Consider govt employee's plea to include live-in partner in family pension: Delhi HC to CentreThe Delhi High Court has ordered the Centre to consider a retired government employee's plea. The plea seeks to include his live-in partner...
10 Jan, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Allegations of adultery can’t deny a wife her family pension, rules Bombay HCIn a significant verdict, the Bombay High Court has upheld the rights of a widow by granting her the family pension she deserves. Despite h...
10 Dec, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
Man nominated son for family pension but court granted pension to separated wife instead; here’s what decided itA separated wife has won her late husband's family pension. The Allahabad High Court ruled that family pensions are a legal entitlement, no...
28 Nov, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Should daughter's name be deleted from family details of pensioner? Centre describes pension rulesCentral government employees and pensioners must include all family members' details, including daughters, for pension records. The Departm...
13 Nov, 2025, 11.05 AM IST
Family pension rules for widows: Centre explains who gets pension when deceased pensioner had two wivesThe Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has re-issued rules for settling claims. If a deceased government servant had two wives, ...
28 Oct, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
Family pension rules: Will pension be given to the second wife of a deceased government employee? All you need to knowFamily pension rules: The Department of Pension has announced an amendment to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, and Rule 50...
21 Oct, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
How central govt employees' family pension will be paid in different conditions; check latest rulesOn the death of a government employee or pensioner, family pension will be paid to the widow or widower till he or she dies or remarries, w...
14 Mar, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
Central govt employee's family member can get family pension even if member's name not in recordsIn case a member of the family is not included in Form 4 and wants to claim a family pension after the death of the government employee, he...
11 Nov, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
Is there a restriction on pension to a family member from two sources of the same pensioner?Sub-rule 13-B of Rule 54 prohibited grant of two family pensions to a person who was already in receipt of Family Pension or was eligible, ...
27 May, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
UK court makes it tough for NRIs seeking divorceThe order may make it tough for warring couples in the UK to transfer or conceal assets offshore, a lawyer said.
20 Feb, 2017, 11.08 AM IST
UK court asks NRI to pay divorced wife from pension annuitiesThe issue before the appeal court was the "question of ownership of rights under the annuity contract'' and of payment of regular maintenan...
20 Feb, 2017, 10.49 AM IST
Children of government servants from illegal marriage can claim share of pensionThe child of a government servant born out of wedlock will henceforth be entitled to claim a share of its father's family pension.
30 Nov, 2012, 09.11 AM IST