Unmarried 2nd Daughter Eligible For Family Pension Upon Disqualification Of The 1st: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court, in the case of SP Jothi vs the Accountant General & Anr, has held that family pension may be transferred to unmarried second daughter upon the disqualification of the first daughter.In this case, SP Jothi, a 68-year-old woman, was claiming her deceased father’s family pension. Upon the death of her mother, her elder sister was receiving the pension. The elder...