Pension Arrears

Extraordinary pension benefits under Article 142
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The deceased had made the “supreme sacrifice” in the performance of his duty and had thereafter been posthumously decorated with the Shaurya Chakra, India’s third-highest peacetime gallantry award.

Succession Certificate for Pension Arrears
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In the absence of any rival or competing claims, and where the identity and entitlement of the legal heirs are clearly verified, the competent authority may release retiral benefits, pensionary dues, compensation.”